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