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