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