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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”
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them or use rope to guide them into position.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- 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.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
Related Technology & Tools
- Crowbars
- Hydraulic pumps
- Rod ovens
- Pneumatic hammers
- Protective coveralls
- Safety belts
- Power lifts
- Air compressors
- Stressing jacks
- Welding hoods
- Side cutting pliers
- Strikers
- Portable welding machines
- Rivet tongs
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Wire brushes
- Notebook computers
- Welding helmets
- Utility knives
- Torpedo levels
- Spreader beams
- Respirators
- Tuggers
- Scaffolding
- Welding gloves
- Personal computers
- Fire extinguishers
- Workshop cranes
- Hard hats
- Bull pins
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Safety gloves
- Plumb bobs
- Decoilers
- Combination squares
- Grout mixers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Power grinders
- Ladders
- Hacksaws
- Chalk lines
- Safety boots
- Blow torches
- Tape measures
- Welding tips
- Rubber mallets
- Cutoff saws
- Rivet busters
- Pipe wrenches
- Hammers
- Two way radios
- Adjustable wrenches
- Swing stages
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Scribers
- C clamps
- Rivet guns
- Staple guns
- Spud wrenches
- Open end wrenches
- Jacks
- Cold chisels
- Vise grip pliers
- Winches
- Plasma cutters
- Safety lanyards
- Laser levels
- Protective harnesses
- Life preservers
- Center punches
- Tongs
- Socket wrench sets
- Slings
- Electric drills
- Squares
- Forging dies
- Drift pins
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Tin snips
- Sledgehammers
- Safety glasses
- Ear plugs
- Bolt cutters
- Inventory tracking software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Project scheduling software
- Cost estimating software
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