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