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