DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA

47-2072 Pile Driver Operators

Occupational 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.

Occupational Employment Statistics(OES) Wage Data
Wages Updated to First Quarter, 2020
 Percentiles
GeographyEmploymentEmp SE*MeanMean SE*10th25thMedian75th90th
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 6017$35.10/hr$0.90/hr$23.17/hr$29.12/hr$34.63/hr$38.77/hr$44.32/hr
Minnesota 7022$35.58/hr$0.93/hr$23.43/hr$29.48/hr$35.00/hr$39.32/hr$46.44/hr
U S 3,540297$34.26/hr$1.20/hr$17.65/hr$22.50/hr$30.54/hr$46.04/hr$55.52/hr
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate.


Leading Industries for Pile Driver Operators
IndustryOES EmploymentOES Median Wage
Construction60$34.63/hr
Other Regional Data For Pile Driver Operators
Geography (click title for details)OESProjections
EmploymentMedian Wage% Change 2022 - 2032
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN 60 $34.63/hr 13.5%
Central Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northwest Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
Northeast Minnesota N/A N/A N/A
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