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