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