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