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