Construction & Extraction

Pile Drivers

SOC 47-2171

Drive the deep foundation piles that support bridges and large structures.

Median pay

$59k

$48k to $77k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

2k openings / yr

Education

Apprenticeship

AI exposure

16%

modeled estimate · 14th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

62/100

Key skills

Critical Thinking
Monitoring
Reading Comprehension
Active Listening
Speaking
Mathematics

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.