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