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