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