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