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