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