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