Employment Percentage:
21.848739495798
SOC ID:
47-2072
SOC Title:
Pile Driver Operators
ONET ID:
47-2072.00
ONET Concat ID:
47207200
Median Salary:
102090.4
Ed Level High School:
71.18
Ed Level Certificate:
20.950001
Ed Level Some College:
7.88
Ed Level Associates:
0
Ed Level Bachelors:
0
Ed Level Masters:
0
Ed Level Doctor:
0
Typical Ed Level:
a high school diploma or less
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.
Core Tasks:
<ul><li>Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.</li><li>Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.</li><li>Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.</li><li>Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.</li><li>Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.</li></ul>
Start Annual Earnings:
50260.48
Top Annual Earnings:
134836.38
Title Slug:
pile-driver-operator