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