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