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