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