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