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