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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
- 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 “Rigger”
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- 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.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- 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.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- 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.
- 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.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
Related Technology & Tools
- Slings
- Workshop cranes
- Torpedo levels
- Decoilers
- Laser levels
- Welding gloves
- Safety lanyards
- Grout mixers
- Safety boots
- Protective harnesses
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Respirators
- Wire brushes
- Hard hats
- Cold chisels
- Plumb bobs
- Safety glasses
- Scaffolding
- Hammers
- Ladders
- Safety gloves
- Winches
- Spreader beams
- Side cutting pliers
- Notebook computers
- Rubber mallets
- Welding hoods
- Scribers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Strikers
- Socket wrench sets
- Tape measures
- Swing stages
- Fire extinguishers
- Tuggers
- Bolt cutters
- C clamps
- Center punches
- Life preservers
- Protective coveralls
- Welding tips
- Chalk lines
- Bull pins
- Electric drills
- Personal computers
- Staple guns
- Open end wrenches
- Tin snips
- Pipe wrenches
- Cutoff saws
- Forging dies
- Jacks
- Crowbars
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Hacksaws
- Welding helmets
- Air compressors
- Squares
- Blow torches
- Sledgehammers
- Spud wrenches
- Power grinders
- Tongs
- Portable welding machines
- Ear plugs
- Rivet tongs
- Vise grip pliers
- Plasma cutters
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Power lifts
- Rivet guns
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Rod ovens
- Hydraulic pumps
- Two way radios
- Rivet busters
- Pneumatic hammers
- Utility knives
- Drift pins
- Combination squares
- Safety belts
- Stressing jacks
- Inventory tracking software
- Cost estimating software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Project scheduling software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal