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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”
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- 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.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
Related Technology & Tools
- Rivet busters
- Welding gloves
- Vise grip pliers
- Scaffolding
- Bolt cutters
- Hacksaws
- Adjustable wrenches
- Plasma cutters
- Safety belts
- Welding helmets
- Air compressors
- Stressing jacks
- Hammers
- Workshop cranes
- Hydraulic pumps
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Plumb bobs
- Sledgehammers
- Slings
- Respirators
- Tin snips
- Rivet guns
- Cold chisels
- Cutoff saws
- Safety glasses
- Forging dies
- Tape measures
- Bull pins
- Rivet tongs
- Tongs
- Pneumatic hammers
- Jacks
- C clamps
- Pipe wrenches
- Winches
- Rod ovens
- Life preservers
- Notebook computers
- Power lifts
- Welding tips
- Personal computers
- Socket wrench sets
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Safety lanyards
- Torpedo levels
- Combination squares
- Fire extinguishers
- Crowbars
- Drift pins
- Grout mixers
- Rubber mallets
- Protective harnesses
- Center punches
- Swing stages
- Ear plugs
- Spud wrenches
- Strikers
- Safety boots
- Hard hats
- Squares
- Side cutting pliers
- Ladders
- Tuggers
- Wire brushes
- Chalk lines
- Protective coveralls
- Laser levels
- Open end wrenches
- Scribers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Decoilers
- Utility knives
- Blow torches
- Spreader beams
- Staple guns
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Portable welding machines
- Power grinders
- Electric drills
- Two way radios
- Safety gloves
- Welding hoods
- Cost estimating software
- Inventory tracking software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Project scheduling software
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