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