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