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