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