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