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