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