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