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