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Pile Driver Operators vs Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Pile Driver Operators and Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Pile Driver Operators Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$70,510
$51,650
Employment · BLS OEWS
3,040
45,680
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
0th pct
1st pct

At a glance

Dimension Pile Driver Operators Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
Median pay $70,510 $51,650
Employment 3,040 45,680
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.3%) About average (+3.2%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 300 4,000
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Low · 0th pct Low · 1st pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 11th pct · 13% of tasks 11th pct · 13% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Operation and Control, Building and Construction, Control Precision, Operations Monitoring, Multilimb Coordination, Depth Perception, Reaction Time, Mechanical, Manual Dexterity, Mathematics, Problem Sensitivity, Rate Control, Response Orientation, Monitoring, Equipment Maintenance, Selective Attention, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Troubleshooting, Deductive Reasoning, Visualization, Far Vision, Speech Recognition, Active Listening, Coordination, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Information Ordering, Spatial Orientation, Finger Dexterity, Near Vision, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis.

Specific to Pile Driver Operators

  • Transportation
  • Engineering and Technology
  • Public Safety and Security
  • Design
  • Inductive Reasoning
  • Auditory Attention
  • Production and Processing
  • Administration and Management

Specific to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

  • Static Strength
  • Trunk Strength
  • Repairing
  • Extent Flexibility
  • Speech Clarity
  • Speaking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Time Sharing

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software .

Specific to Pile Driver Operators

Specific to Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Pile Driver Operators or Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Pile Driver Operators vs Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/pile-driver-operators-vs-paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators

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Singulariki. (2026). Pile Driver Operators vs Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/pile-driver-operators-vs-paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Pile Driver Operators vs Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/pile-driver-operators-vs-paving-surfacing-and-tamping-equipment-operators}
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