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