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