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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
- 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 “Ironworker”
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- 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.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- 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.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- 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.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
Related Technology & Tools
- Respirators
- Winches
- Protective coveralls
- Staple guns
- Air compressors
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Spreader beams
- Slings
- Chalk lines
- Scribers
- Plumb bobs
- Personal computers
- Sledgehammers
- Notebook computers
- Hacksaws
- Grout mixers
- Torpedo levels
- Safety gloves
- Adjustable wrenches
- Bolt cutters
- Rivet guns
- Welding gloves
- Life preservers
- Rod ovens
- Workshop cranes
- Plasma cutters
- Ladders
- Ear plugs
- Blow torches
- Hammers
- Forging dies
- Cutoff saws
- Laser levels
- Wire brushes
- Hydraulic pumps
- C clamps
- Fire extinguishers
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Welding hoods
- Tongs
- Stressing jacks
- Combination squares
- Jacks
- Strikers
- Tuggers
- Decoilers
- Tape measures
- Welding tips
- Portable welding machines
- Squares
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Safety glasses
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Tin snips
- Cold chisels
- Swing stages
- Crowbars
- Safety belts
- Spud wrenches
- Center punches
- Socket wrench sets
- Side cutting pliers
- Open end wrenches
- Safety lanyards
- Rubber mallets
- Safety boots
- Rivet busters
- Utility knives
- Welding helmets
- Rivet tongs
- Power grinders
- Pneumatic hammers
- Bull pins
- Scaffolding
- Two way radios
- Electric drills
- Protective harnesses
- Pipe wrenches
- Power lifts
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Hard hats
- Drift pins
- Vise grip pliers
- Project scheduling software
- Inventory tracking software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Cost estimating software
- Computer aided design CAD software