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“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”
- Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
- Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
- Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
- Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
- Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.
Related Technology & Tools
- Digital torque wrenches
- Pile extractors
- Portable generators
- Filter wrenches
- Saximeters
- Gravity drop hammers
- Safety goggles
- Digital ammeters
- Portable air compressors
- Mobile radios
- Pile driving equipment
- Life jackets
- Pile driving analyzers
- Pile threaders
- Four-point harnesses
- Hour meters
- On-board computers
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Swinging leads
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Hand-operated pumps
- Ground release shackles
- Remote control pendants
- Spreader beams
- Emergency first aid equipment
- Chain slings
- Lifting sling
- Diesel hammers
- Protective ear muffs
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Allen wrenches
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Hoisting equipment
- Wire ropes
- Rope taglines
- Fixed leads
- Extension ladders
- Ratchet release shackles
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Email software
- Data entry software
- Microsoft Excel
- Global positioning system GPS software