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