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