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