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