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