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.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN | 60 | 17 | $35.10/hr | $0.90/hr | $23.17/hr | $29.12/hr | $34.63/hr | $38.77/hr | $44.32/hr |
Minnesota | 70 | 22 | $35.58/hr | $0.93/hr | $23.43/hr | $29.48/hr | $35.00/hr | $39.32/hr | $46.44/hr |
U S | 3,540 | 297 | $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. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators | 4,850 | $35.96/hr | 9.2% |
Highway Maintenance Workers | 1,670 | $26.72/hr | 9.4% |
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 330 | $30.07/hr | 10.0% |
Logging Equipment Operators | N/A | $28.83/hr | N/A |
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Pile Driver Operators
- Moves hand and foot levers to control hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammer over piling.
- Moves levers and turns valves to activate power hammer or raise and lower drophammer which drives piles to required depth.