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