Contractor:

Contractor I – General or Specialty contractor who commonly installs driven piles for foundations and earth retention systems doing more than $2 million in contracted volume per year.

Contractor II – General or Specialty contractor who commonly installs driven piles for foundations and earth retention systems doing less than $2 million in contracted volume per year.

Contractor Employee – Individual employee of a Contractor Member Company.

Associate Member:

National Associate I – Firms engaged in the manufacture and/or supply of equipment, materials, or services to the pile driving industry doing more than $2 million in contracted volume per year.

National Associate II – Firms engaged in the manufacture and/or supply of equipment, materials or services to the pile driving industry doing less than $2 million in contracted volume per year.

Associate Employee – Individual employee of Associate Member Company.

Local Associate Company – Small Associate Company desiring membership in a single local chapter, who only serves that local market, and whose interest is to support the local chapter. Membership must be approved by PDCA Executive Committee.

Technical Affiliate Member:

Individual who is involved with the design and installation of driven piles or in teaching the art and science of pile design and installation. May be employed engineers, architects, government or university employees.

Retired Industry Member:

Individual who has reached retirement age, left active employment, and wishes to remain a PDCA member.

Affiliate Labor Organization:

Labor Organization concerned with pile driving for the purpose of gathering and sharing information.

Student Member:

Individual full-time student studying towards a bachelor, master or doctorate degree in engineering or a related field in a regular university program.