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