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