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