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