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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 Ironworker
- Bolter
- Billboard Mechanic
- Billboard Installer
- Billboard Erector
- Awnings Mechanic
- Assembler
Tasks for “Bridge Maintainer”
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- 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.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- 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.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
Related Technology & Tools
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Tape measures
- Chalk lines
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Sledgehammers
- Socket wrench sets
- Portable welding machines
- Stressing jacks
- Drift pins
- Scaffolding
- Rubber mallets
- Welding tips
- Decoilers
- Forging dies
- Ear plugs
- Rod ovens
- Squares
- Air compressors
- Crowbars
- Safety glasses
- Safety lanyards
- Torpedo levels
- Vise grip pliers
- Safety belts
- Cutoff saws
- C clamps
- Hacksaws
- Life preservers
- Combination squares
- Staple guns
- Welding gloves
- Fire extinguishers
- Hard hats
- Hydraulic pumps
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Plasma cutters
- Power grinders
- Protective coveralls
- Hammers
- Respirators
- Safety gloves
- Side cutting pliers
- Welding hoods
- Tuggers
- Bull pins
- Rivet guns
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Welding helmets
- Strikers
- Two way radios
- Spud wrenches
- Ladders
- Pipe wrenches
- Rivet tongs
- Center punches
- Jacks
- Swing stages
- Open end wrenches
- Power lifts
- Spreader beams
- Wire brushes
- Safety boots
- Notebook computers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Grout mixers
- Plumb bobs
- Winches
- Blow torches
- Electric drills
- Scribers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Laser levels
- Slings
- Personal computers
- Cold chisels
- Protective harnesses
- Utility knives
- Rivet busters
- Tongs
- Tin snips
- Workshop cranes
- Bolt cutters
- Cost estimating software
- Project scheduling software
- Inventory tracking software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal