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