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