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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 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 “Structural Layout Worker”
- Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them or use rope to guide them into position.
- 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.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- 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.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- 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.
- 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.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- 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.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
Related Technology & Tools
- Winches
- Cutoff saws
- Pipe wrenches
- Hammers
- Tuggers
- Blow torches
- Welding tips
- Power grinders
- Respirators
- Chalk lines
- Welding hoods
- Safety glasses
- Strikers
- Ladders
- Air compressors
- Wire brushes
- Tape measures
- Personal computers
- Plumb bobs
- Crowbars
- Safety boots
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Grout mixers
- Workshop cranes
- Hard hats
- Bolt cutters
- Laser levels
- Open end wrenches
- Scaffolding
- Drift pins
- Staple guns
- Welding gloves
- Ear plugs
- Decoilers
- Squares
- Center punches
- Tongs
- Adjustable wrenches
- Two way radios
- Rubber mallets
- Forging dies
- Rivet busters
- Electric drills
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Safety lanyards
- Fire extinguishers
- Safety gloves
- Sledgehammers
- Protective harnesses
- Cold chisels
- Hacksaws
- Rivet tongs
- Combination squares
- Side cutting pliers
- Torpedo levels
- Slings
- C clamps
- Power lifts
- Vise grip pliers
- Scribers
- Bull pins
- Stressing jacks
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Life preservers
- Jacks
- Pneumatic hammers
- Spreader beams
- Spud wrenches
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Socket wrench sets
- Rivet guns
- Protective coveralls
- Welding helmets
- Swing stages
- Portable welding machines
- Plasma cutters
- Utility knives
- Hydraulic pumps
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Notebook computers
- Safety belts
- Rod ovens
- Tin snips
- Cost estimating software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Project scheduling software
- Inventory tracking software