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