Vocational Programs for Pile Driver Operators Career

The role of Pile Driver Operators is to 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.

The average annual wage of the occupations is $70,260 and $34 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Pile Driver Operators career. Based on BLS data, a total of 3,010 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Pile Driver Operators is $12,083. The average length of the programs is 867 hours and the average completion time is 10.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Pile Driver Operators Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Pile Driver Operators. Total 67 schools are offering certificate programs.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Pile Driver Operators
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	67	$12,083	$619	867 Hours	10.00 Months

Related Occupations to Pile Driver Operators Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Pile Driver Operators.

Related Occupations toPile Driver Operators
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Construction Laborers	1,019K	$49,280	$24
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators	43,080	$55,170	$27
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Highway Maintenance Workers	151K	$49,070	$24
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators	18,770	$67,330	$32
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas	18,010	$60,250	$29
Continuous Mining Machine Operators	15,700	$62,110	$30
Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining	5,160	$63,620	$31
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists	285K	$59,920	$29
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Rail Car Repairers	19,480	$65,690	$32
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Riggers	23,870	$62,020	$30
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22

Schools offering vocational programs for Pile Driver Operators

The following 70 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Pile Driver Operators. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.