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