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