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82% Chance of Automation
“Pile Driver” 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
- Vibratory Pile Driver
- Pile Driving Technician
- Pile Driving Superintendent
- Pile Driving Nozzleman
- Pile Driver Engineer
- Pile Driver
- 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 Driver”
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Protective ear muffs
- Fixed leads
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Quick-disconnect hose couplers
- Extension ladders
- Lubricant dispensing funnels
- Excavator mounted pile drivers
- Pile threaders
- Digital ammeters
- Emergency first aid equipment
- On-board computers
- Multipurpose fire extinguishers
- Four-point harnesses
- Filter wrenches
- Allen wrenches
- Safety goggles
- Digital torque wrenches
- Life jackets
- Ground release shackles
- Pile driving equipment
- Mobile radios
- Hour meters
- Pile extractors
- Remote control pendants
- Gravity drop hammers
- Saximeters
- Spreader beams
- Swinging leads
- Diesel hammers
- Rope taglines
- Portable air compressors
- Hand-operated pumps
- Hoisting equipment
- Chain slings
- Lifting sling
- Portable generators
- Hydraulic impact hammers
- Ratchet release shackles
- Pile driving analyzers
- Wire ropes
- Pile Dynamics Pile Driving Analyzer PDA
- Microsoft Excel
- Data entry software
- GRL Engineers Wave Equation Analysis Program GRLWEAP
- Pile Dynamics Case Pile Wave Analysis Program CAPWAP
- Global positioning system GPS software
- Email software