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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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- 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.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- 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.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
Related Technology & Tools
- Cutoff saws
- Bull pins
- Jacks
- Life preservers
- Personal computers
- Grout mixers
- Open end wrenches
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Scribers
- Rivet tongs
- Power grinders
- Rod ovens
- Socket wrench sets
- Forging dies
- Sledgehammers
- Rubber mallets
- Swing stages
- Adjustable wrenches
- Plumb bobs
- Drift pins
- Hard hats
- Tape measures
- Air compressors
- Laser levels
- Safety belts
- Combination squares
- Bolt cutters
- Squares
- Hydraulic pumps
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Plasma cutters
- Blow torches
- Utility knives
- Cold chisels
- Crowbars
- Scaffolding
- Tongs
- Safety gloves
- Welding helmets
- Winches
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Slings
- Power lifts
- Torpedo levels
- Fire extinguishers
- Protective coveralls
- Stressing jacks
- Two way radios
- Protective harnesses
- Notebook computers
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Welding hoods
- Decoilers
- Staple guns
- Spreader beams
- Side cutting pliers
- Vise grip pliers
- Pipe wrenches
- Strikers
- Workshop cranes
- C clamps
- Ear plugs
- Ladders
- Welding tips
- Portable welding machines
- Safety glasses
- Tin snips
- Hammers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Safety boots
- Spud wrenches
- Welding gloves
- Wire brushes
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hacksaws
- Electric drills
- Chalk lines
- Center punches
- Respirators
- Safety lanyards
- Rivet busters
- Tuggers
- Rivet guns
- Cost estimating software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Inventory tracking software
- Project scheduling software