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DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

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
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 4011$41.08/hr$33.19/hr$42.12/hr$42.12/hr$43.18/hr$45.07/hr


IndustryOES Employment (Statewide)OES Median Wage (Statewide)
Construction60$42.12/hr
 
Geography Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Duluth MN-WI MSA N/AN/AN/A
Fargo ND-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
La Crosse WI-MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
St Cloud MN MSA N/AN/AN/A
Central Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northeast Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Northwest Minnesota N/AN/AN/A
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 40$42.12/hr13.5%
Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington MN-WI MSA 50$42.12/hrN/A
Minnesota 60$42.12/hr1.5%


Occupations Click link for details EmploymentMedian WageProjections
% Change 2020-2030
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators 400$23.23/hr0.0%
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators 1,000$40.31/hr6.0%
Crane and Tower Operators 200$34.21/hr4.0%
Helpers--Extraction Workers N/AN/AN/A
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas 290$29.57/hrN/A
Highway Maintenance Workers 4,880$27.75/hr3.5%
Riggers 110$45.96/hr-0.8%
Pipelayers 830$39.31/hr0.7%
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners 730$25.76/hr11.1%


  • 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.