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