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