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