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47-2072 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.

Geography Click link for Career Profile EmploymentEmp SE*Percentiles
Mean10th25thMedian75th90th
Minnesota   $49.74/hr$45.67/hr$45.67/hr$51.52/hr$51.52/hr$52.57/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction30$51.51/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Minnesota N/A$51.52/hr11.8%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA N/A$51.52/hrN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Balance of State N/AN/AN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 20$51.51/hr13.5%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2022-2032
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 430$23.75/hr3.6%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,130$33.77/hr11.1%
Crane and Tower Operators 170$32.79/hr3.7%
Helpers--Extraction Workers N/AN/AN/A
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 280$32.31/hr10.0%
Highway Maintenance Workers 3,860$29.84/hr9.8%
Riggers 290$33.82/hr4.8%
Pipelayers 260$41.58/hr1.4%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 240$28.48/hr11.8%


  • Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.
  • Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.
  • 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.
  • Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.
  • 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.
  • Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.
  • Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.