Jobs / Construction, installation, and repair / 47-2072.00
Pile Driver Operators
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.
- US jobs
- 2,310
- Median wage
- $73,300 a year
- Job family
- Construction, installation, and repair
Can agents do the work of pile driver operators?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Construction, installation, and repair: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 30%Operate construction or excavation equipmentNot measured
- 20%Inspect commercial, industrial, or production systems or equipmentNot measured
- 20%Operate lifting or moving equipmentNot measured
- 10%Position materials or components for assemblyNot measured
- 10%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 10%Maintain tools or equipmentNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- 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.
Other job titles for this occupation (16)
Pile Driver · Pile Driver Operator · Pile Driving Operator · Diesel Pile Hammer Operator · Driving Inspector · Driving Operator · Hoisting Pile Driving Engineer · Hydraulic Pile Hammer Operator · Hydraulic Press-In Operator · Nozzle Operator · Pile Driver Engineer · Pile Driving Inspector · Pile Driving Leadsman · Pile Driving Nozzleman · Pile Driving Technician · Vibratory Pile Driver