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