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