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