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