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