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