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