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82% Chance of Automation
“Pile Driving Technician” will probably be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Operate pile drivers mounted on skids, barges, crawler treads, or locomotive cranes to drive pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations of structures, such as buildings, bridges, and piers.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2072.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 61,740.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 29.00
- Currently, there are 3,570 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Pile-Driver Operators”.
Also Known As…
- Pile-Driver Operators
- Pile Driver Operator
- Pile Driver
- Vibratory Pile Driver
- Pile Driving Superintendent
- Pile Driving Nozzleman
- Pile Driver Engineer
- Operating Engineer
- Nozzle Operator
- Hydraulic Press-In Operator
- Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator
- Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer
- Heavy Equipment Operator
- Diesel Pile Hammer Operator
- Crane Operator
Tasks for “Pile Driving Technician”
- Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
Related Technology & Tools
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Ratchet release shackles
- Swinging leads
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Portable air compressors
- Allen wrenches
- Diesel hammers
- Protective ear muffs
- Gravity drop hammers
- Rope taglines
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Filter wrenches
- Digital torque wrenches
- Saximeters
- Remote control pendants
- Four-point harnesses
- Digital ammeters
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Pile driving equipment
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Pile threaders
- On-board computers
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Mobile radios
- Pile driving analyzers
- Safety goggles
- Extension ladders
- Life jackets
- Spreader beams
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Lifting sling
- Fixed leads
- Hand-operated pumps
- Hour meters
- Hoisting equipment
- Portable generators
- Pile extractors
- Wire ropes
- Chain slings
- Ground release shackles
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Microsoft Excel
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Email software
- Data entry software