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