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