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