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