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