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