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