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