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