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