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