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