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Job Description
Raise, place, and unite iron or steel girders, columns, and other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks. May erect metal storage tanks and assemble prefabricated metal buildings.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 47-2221.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 56,040.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 26.00
- Currently, there are 69,440 people on this job
☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Structural Iron and Steel Workers”.
Also Known As…
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Tower Hand
- Structural Steel Erector
- Steel Worker
- Steel Fabricator
- Rigger
- Ironworker
- Iron Worker Foreman
- Iron Worker
- Fitter / Welder
- Fitter
- Wind Turbine Erector
- Tank Setter
- Structural Worker
- Structural Steel Worker
- Structural Steel Ironworker
- Structural Steel Fitter
- Structural Rigger
- Structural Metal Worker
- Structural Layout Worker
- Structural Ironworker
- Structural Iron Erector
- Steel Rigger
- Steel Layout Worker
- Steel Hanger
- Steel Fitter
- Steel Construction Worker
- Sign Installer
- Sign Hanger
- Sign Erector
- Sign Builder
- Sign Board Erector
- Sheet Ironworker
- Scaffold Erector
- Precast Concrete Ironworker
- Pre-Engineered Metal Building Ironworker
- Playground Equipment Erector
- Ornamental Metal Worker
- Ornamental Metal Erector
- Ornamental Ironworker
- Ornamental Iron Erector
- Oil Field Rig Builder
- Metalsmith
- Metal Trim Erector
- Metal Tank Erector
- Metal Tank Builder
- Metal Buildings Assembler
- Layout Worker
- Joist Setter
- Iron Worker Apprentice
- Iron Setter
- Iron Guardrail Installer
- Iron Erector
- Housesmith
- Guzzler Builder
- Guard Rail Installer
- Construction Ironworker
- Combination Worker
- Building Construction Ironworker
- Bridgeman
- Bridge Maintainer
- Bridge Ironworker
- Bolter
- Billboard Mechanic
- Billboard Installer
- Billboard Erector
- Awnings Mechanic
Tasks for “Assembler”
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them or use rope to guide them into position.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
Related Technology & Tools
- Hammers
- Center punches
- Hard hats
- Sledgehammers
- Cold chisels
- Cutoff saws
- Fire extinguishers
- Side cutting pliers
- Tongs
- Combination squares
- Personal computers
- Forging dies
- Life preservers
- Hydraulic pumps
- Blow torches
- Protective harnesses
- Spreader beams
- Swing stages
- Wire brushes
- Chalk lines
- Tin snips
- Rivet guns
- Protective coveralls
- Welding helmets
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Vise grip pliers
- Bolt cutters
- Adjustable wrenches
- Ladders
- Utility knives
- Plumb bobs
- Plasma cutters
- Air compressors
- Torpedo levels
- Open end wrenches
- Ear plugs
- Tuggers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Rivet busters
- Rubber mallets
- C clamps
- Pipe wrenches
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Laser levels
- Bull pins
- Tape measures
- Drift pins
- Squares
- Hacksaws
- Power lifts
- Notebook computers
- Spud wrenches
- Workshop cranes
- Safety gloves
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Two way radios
- Stressing jacks
- Jacks
- Welding tips
- Decoilers
- Portable welding machines
- Slings
- Safety lanyards
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Strikers
- Welding gloves
- Rivet tongs
- Electric drills
- Rod ovens
- Power grinders
- Safety belts
- Crowbars
- Grout mixers
- Safety glasses
- Scaffolding
- Socket wrench sets
- Staple guns
- Scribers
- Welding hoods
- Respirators
- Safety boots
- Pneumatic hammers
- Winches
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Project scheduling software
- Inventory tracking software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Cost estimating software