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