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Also called diesel pile hammer operator, driving operator, hydraulic pile hammer operator and hydraulic press in operator.
$73,300
Median pay a year
2,310
People do this work
6
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Operating heavy-duty equipment
Inspecting equipment or tools
Cleaning equipment and facilities
Positioning structural components
Operating moving or lifting equipment
Maintaining construction tools
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Pile Driver Operator
Summary
Pile driver operator driving pilings for retaining walls, bulkheads, and foundations using heavy equipment. Conducts equipment checks and maintains machinery to ensure safe and efficient operation on construction sites
Experience
Pile Driver Operator
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Moved hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads and hoist piling into leads
Activated power hammers and raised or lowered drophammers to drive piles to required depths
Drove pilings to support buildings or other structures using heavy equipment with a pile driver head
Conducted pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure it worked properly
Cleaned, lubricated, and refilled equipment to keep it in good condition
Worked with heavy equipment to install pilings for construction projects
Operated equipment to ensure safety and efficiency on job sites
Skills
Hands-On Work
Operating heavy-duty equipment, Cleaning equipment and facilities, Positioning structural components, Operating moving or lifting equipment
Core Skills
Driver's license, Inspecting equipment or tools, Maintaining construction tools
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Moved levers to position pilingHoisted piling into positionDrove pilings for building supportChecked equipment before useCleaned and lubricated equipmentRefilled equipment as needed
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Operated levers to position piling leads and activate power hammers for driving pilings.
Drove pilings to provide essential support for building structures.
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Add how often you operated the levers each shift.
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Operated levers several times during each shift to position piling leads and activate power hammers for driving pilings
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Several times during each shiftA few times every hourMost of the day
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Drove pilings to provide essential support for building structures.
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Structures became more stableConstruction progressed fasterSafety increased for workers
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What a Pile Driver Operator does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Pile Driver Operator make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$58,510
Median
$73,300
75th percentile
$106,430
About 2,310 people do this work in the United States.
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What you have not done yet. Positioning structural components, Operating moving or lifting equipment, Maintaining construction tools
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Pile Driver Operator
Operating heavy-duty equipment
Inspecting equipment or tools
Cleaning equipment and facilities
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This page is about the occupation Pile Driver Operators. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.