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