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