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