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