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Pile driving hammer operator

Other names

pile-driver operative, piling equipment operative, piling equipment operator, pile driving hamer operator, pile drivin' hammer operator, pile-driver operator, pile driving hammer operative, piling operative, piledriver, pile hammer operator

Heavy machines and cranes

They run heavy machines that lift long posts, put them in place, and hammer them deep into the ground.

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The work

The tasks come from O*NET (United States) and ESCO (Europe), the world's two occupation databases. How the work is done can differ in Uganda; our team adds the local way where it does.

  1. 1

    Move hand and foot levers of hoisting equipment to position piling leads, hoist piling into leads, and position hammers over pilings.

  2. 2

    Move levers and turn valves to activate power hammers, or to raise and lower drophammers that drive piles to required depths.

  3. 3

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

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Sources

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Uganda labour market: UBOS (NLFS 2021, LMS 2025, UNHS, NHRS), ILOSTAT, NDP IV Human Resource Development Plan

Official record

Uganda Bureau of Statistics; International Labour Organization (ILOSTAT); National Planning Authority. Gathered by The Collar360.

UBOS and NPA publications (public); ILOSTAT CC BY 4.0

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ISCO-08, International Standard Classification of Occupations

International classification

ISCO-08 © International Labour Organization.

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ESCO, European Skills, Competences, Qualifications and Occupations

International classification

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

European Commission reuse policy (Decision 2011/833/EU): free reuse with attribution

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O*NET 31.0 Database

International classification

Includes information from the O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 licence. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

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In other languages

français
conducteur de sonnette/conductrice de sonnette
español
operador de máquina hincadora de pilotes/operadora de máquina hincadora de pilotes
العربية
مشغل مطرقة تركيب الدعامات / مشغلة مطرقة تركيب الدعامات
português
Operador de bate-estacas/Operadora de bate-estacas
Deutsch
Pfahlrammer/Pfahlrammerin
italiano
conducente di macchina battipalo

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