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- "Pile-Driver Operator"

	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.

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Job Tasks for: "Pile-Driver Operator"

Clean, lubricate, and refill equipment.

Conduct pre-operational checks on equipment to ensure proper functioning.

Drive pilings to provide support for buildings or other structures, using heavy equipment with a pile driver head.

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.

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Knowledge Requirements for: "Pile-Driver Operator"

Building and Construction -- Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.

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Skill Requirements for: "Pile-Driver Operator"

Operation and Control -- Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operation Monitoring -- Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

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Ability Requirements for: "Pile-Driver Operator"

Depth Perception -- The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Control Precision -- The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Multilimb Coordination -- The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.

Far Vision -- The ability to see details at a distance.

Manual Dexterity -- The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.

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Job Activities for: "Pile-Driver Operator"

Controlling Machines and Processes -- Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles).

Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment -- Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft.

Handling and Moving Objects -- Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things.

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