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