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