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