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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2022

47-2072 Pile Driver Operators

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.


National estimates for Pile Driver Operators
Industry profile for Pile Driver Operators
Geographic profile for Pile Driver Operators

National estimates for Pile Driver Operators:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Pile Driver Operators:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
3,290 9.3 % $ 33.76 $ 70,220 3.4 %

Percentile wage estimates for Pile Driver Operators:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $ 18.39 $ 23.10 $ 30.92 $ 45.36 $ 51.72
Annual Wage (2) $ 38,260 $ 48,050 $ 64,310 $ 94,340 $ 107,580


Industry profile for Pile Driver Operators:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Pile Driver Operators are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Pile Driver Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Pile Driver Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,290 1.04 $ 35.65 $ 74,150
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 970 0.13 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 560 0.16 $ 39.03 $ 81,180
Utility System Construction 80 0.01 $ 28.19 $ 58,640
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 60 0.01 $ 40.68 $ 84,620

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Pile Driver Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,290 1.04 $ 35.65 $ 74,150
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 560 0.16 $ 39.03 $ 81,180
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 970 0.13 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Nonmetallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying 40 0.04 $ 21.09 $ 43,860
Nonresidential Building Construction 50 0.01 $ 29.49 $ 61,330

Top paying industries for Pile Driver Operators:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors 60 0.01 $ 40.68 $ 84,620
Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction 560 0.16 $ 39.03 $ 81,180
Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction 1,290 1.04 $ 35.65 $ 74,150
Other Specialty Trade Contractors 970 0.13 $ 30.79 $ 64,040
Nonresidential Building Construction 50 0.01 $ 29.49 $ 61,330


Geographic profile for Pile Driver Operators:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Pile Driver Operators are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Pile Driver Operators, see the Create Customized Tables function.



Map of employment of pile driver operators by state, May 2022


States with the highest employment level in Pile Driver Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Florida 690 0.07 3.36 $ 23.25 $ 48,360
California 620 0.04 1.59 $ 46.30 $ 96,300
Washington 330 0.10 4.31 $ 44.73 $ 93,030
Texas 260 0.02 0.89 $ 28.41 $ 59,090
Indiana 130 0.04 1.95 $ 39.99 $ 83,180


Map of location quotient of pile driver operators by state, May 2022


States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pile Driver Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Wyoming 80 0.28 12.62 $ 28.06 $ 58,360
Washington 330 0.10 4.31 $ 44.73 $ 93,030
Florida 690 0.07 3.36 $ 23.25 $ 48,360
Louisiana 90 0.05 2.08 $ 27.79 $ 57,790
Indiana 130 0.04 1.95 $ 39.99 $ 83,180


Map of annual mean wages of pile driver operators by state, May 2022


Top paying states for Pile Driver Operators:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Illinois 30 0.01 0.24 $ 52.08 $ 108,320
California 620 0.04 1.59 $ 46.30 $ 96,300
Wisconsin 50 0.02 0.77 $ 45.55 $ 94,740
Washington 330 0.10 4.31 $ 44.73 $ 93,030
New York (8) (8) (8) $ 43.14 $ 89,740



Map of employment of pile driver operators by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Pile Driver Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 240 0.12 5.34 $ 46.01 $ 95,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 220 0.04 1.63 $ 44.13 $ 91,780
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 140 0.05 2.45 $ 27.20 $ 56,570
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 120 0.05 2.27 $ 52.55 $ 109,310
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 70 0.05 2.44 $ 22.83 $ 47,490
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 70 0.01 0.34 $ 43.59 $ 90,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70 0.04 1.84 $ 42.59 $ 88,580
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 60 0.09 3.88 $ 28.28 $ 58,830
Jacksonville, FL 60 0.08 3.72 $ 24.10 $ 50,120
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 60 0.06 2.55 $ 46.73 $ 97,200


Map of location quotient of pile driver operators by area, May 2022


Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Pile Driver Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 240 0.12 5.34 $ 46.01 $ 95,700
New Orleans-Metairie, LA 50 0.09 4.11 $ 28.48 $ 59,240
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 60 0.09 3.88 $ 28.28 $ 58,830
Jacksonville, FL 60 0.08 3.72 $ 24.10 $ 50,120
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 60 0.06 2.55 $ 46.73 $ 97,200
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 140 0.05 2.45 $ 27.20 $ 56,570
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL 70 0.05 2.44 $ 22.83 $ 47,490
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 120 0.05 2.27 $ 52.55 $ 109,310
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70 0.04 1.84 $ 42.59 $ 88,580
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 220 0.04 1.63 $ 44.13 $ 91,780


Map of annual mean wages of pile driver operators by area, May 2022


Top paying metropolitan areas for Pile Driver Operators:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 30 0.01 0.31 $ 52.64 $ 109,480
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 120 0.05 2.27 $ 52.55 $ 109,310
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA 60 0.06 2.55 $ 46.73 $ 97,200
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 240 0.12 5.34 $ 46.01 $ 95,700
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 220 0.04 1.63 $ 44.13 $ 91,780
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 70 0.01 0.34 $ 43.59 $ 90,670
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 70 0.04 1.84 $ 42.59 $ 88,580
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 50 0.02 1.09 $ 39.84 $ 82,870
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA 40 0.03 1.50 $ 39.44 $ 82,040
Pittsburgh, PA 30 0.03 1.31 $ 38.97 $ 81,060


About May 2022 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OEWS estimates and related information:

May 2022 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2022 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: April 25, 2023