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