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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
- Ornamental Metal Worker
- 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 “Playground Equipment Erector”
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- 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.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- 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.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- 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.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
Related Technology & Tools
- Life preservers
- Tongs
- Bull pins
- Staple guns
- Stressing jacks
- Winches
- Socket wrench sets
- Scaffolding
- Laser levels
- Rod ovens
- Grout mixers
- Jacks
- Wire brushes
- Safety glasses
- Hammers
- Notebook computers
- Torpedo levels
- Chalk lines
- Cold chisels
- Open end wrenches
- Portable welding machines
- Hacksaws
- Power grinders
- Forging dies
- Spud wrenches
- Welding hoods
- Scribers
- Protective coveralls
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Drift pins
- Blow torches
- Tape measures
- Fire extinguishers
- Center punches
- Sledgehammers
- Spreader beams
- Tuggers
- Safety lanyards
- Crowbars
- Hydraulic pumps
- Safety gloves
- Hard hats
- Protective harnesses
- Adjustable wrenches
- Rivet guns
- Vise grip pliers
- Strikers
- Ladders
- Workshop cranes
- Cutoff saws
- Rubber mallets
- Plumb bobs
- Squares
- Personal computers
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Pipe wrenches
- Welding helmets
- Rivet busters
- Side cutting pliers
- Slings
- Air compressors
- Bolt cutters
- Rivet tongs
- Ear plugs
- Utility knives
- Tin snips
- Combination squares
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- C clamps
- Safety boots
- Safety belts
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Welding gloves
- Welding tips
- Two way radios
- Swing stages
- Power lifts
- Pneumatic hammers
- Decoilers
- Respirators
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Plasma cutters
- Electric drills
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Cost estimating software
- Project scheduling software
- Inventory tracking software
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