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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”
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- 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.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- 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.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Related Technology & Tools
- Grout mixers
- Crowbars
- Safety belts
- Welding tips
- Two way radios
- Tin snips
- Sledgehammers
- Drift pins
- Protective harnesses
- Utility knives
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Hacksaws
- Pneumatic hammers
- Bull pins
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Welding helmets
- Side cutting pliers
- Power grinders
- Rivet busters
- Power lifts
- Workshop cranes
- C clamps
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Center punches
- Rubber mallets
- Hard hats
- Rivet tongs
- Safety gloves
- Protective coveralls
- Spreader beams
- Tuggers
- Blow torches
- Notebook computers
- Welding hoods
- Hydraulic pumps
- Tongs
- Plumb bobs
- Chalk lines
- Vise grip pliers
- Staple guns
- Wire brushes
- Torpedo levels
- Combination squares
- Air compressors
- Portable welding machines
- Rod ovens
- Spud wrenches
- Scaffolding
- Winches
- Safety glasses
- Stressing jacks
- Safety lanyards
- Ear plugs
- Cold chisels
- Scribers
- Personal computers
- Bolt cutters
- Laser levels
- Safety boots
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Jacks
- Welding gloves
- Electric drills
- Life preservers
- Cutoff saws
- Swing stages
- Open end wrenches
- Fire extinguishers
- Socket wrench sets
- Ladders
- Squares
- Pipe wrenches
- Plasma cutters
- Tape measures
- Adjustable wrenches
- Strikers
- Slings
- Forging dies
- Decoilers
- Respirators
- Hammers
- Rivet guns
- Project scheduling software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Inventory tracking software
- Cost estimating software