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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
- Awnings Mechanic
- Assembler
Tasks for “Billboard Erector”
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- 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.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them or use rope to guide them into position.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
Related Technology & Tools
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hammers
- Socket wrench sets
- Plasma cutters
- Power lifts
- Pipe wrenches
- Spud wrenches
- Blow torches
- Staple guns
- Sledgehammers
- Jacks
- Stressing jacks
- Welding gloves
- Rod ovens
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Chalk lines
- Adjustable wrenches
- Safety gloves
- Cutoff saws
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Side cutting pliers
- Hacksaws
- Portable welding machines
- Vise grip pliers
- Ear plugs
- Welding helmets
- Laser levels
- Utility knives
- Electric drills
- Decoilers
- Forging dies
- Workshop cranes
- Life preservers
- Ladders
- Spreader beams
- Bolt cutters
- Safety boots
- Safety glasses
- Rivet guns
- Safety belts
- Swing stages
- Power grinders
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Wire brushes
- C clamps
- Rubber mallets
- Combination squares
- Fire extinguishers
- Tuggers
- Tape measures
- Open end wrenches
- Personal computers
- Protective harnesses
- Scaffolding
- Air compressors
- Center punches
- Notebook computers
- Safety lanyards
- Tongs
- Slings
- Welding tips
- Winches
- Plumb bobs
- Rivet tongs
- Hard hats
- Hydraulic pumps
- Pneumatic hammers
- Grout mixers
- Bull pins
- Two way radios
- Scribers
- Welding hoods
- Protective coveralls
- Squares
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Tin snips
- Cold chisels
- Respirators
- Strikers
- Torpedo levels
- Drift pins
- Crowbars
- Rivet busters
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Inventory tracking software
- Project scheduling software
- Cost estimating software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal