Will “Tank Setter” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔
83% Chance of Automation
“Tank Setter” will probably be replaced by robots.
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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
- Structural Worker
- 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 “Tank Setter”
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- 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.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- 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.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
Related Technology & Tools
- Scribers
- Staple guns
- Open end wrenches
- Wire brushes
- Welding hoods
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Respirators
- Ear plugs
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Hard hats
- Utility knives
- Portable welding machines
- Adjustable wrenches
- Swing stages
- Side cutting pliers
- Ladders
- Safety boots
- Tongs
- Hacksaws
- Blow torches
- Air compressors
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Laser levels
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Bolt cutters
- Rod ovens
- Winches
- Vise grip pliers
- Two way radios
- Rivet guns
- Welding helmets
- Pipe wrenches
- Bull pins
- Slings
- Torpedo levels
- Welding tips
- Protective coveralls
- Safety gloves
- Safety lanyards
- Grout mixers
- Electric drills
- Forging dies
- Socket wrench sets
- Power lifts
- Combination squares
- Decoilers
- Tape measures
- Personal computers
- Fire extinguishers
- Cutoff saws
- Drift pins
- Scaffolding
- Chalk lines
- Tuggers
- Safety belts
- Sledgehammers
- Tin snips
- Life preservers
- Cold chisels
- Crowbars
- Rivet busters
- Rivet tongs
- Welding gloves
- Rubber mallets
- C clamps
- Spreader beams
- Spud wrenches
- Stressing jacks
- Jacks
- Center punches
- Plasma cutters
- Protective harnesses
- Notebook computers
- Hammers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Plumb bobs
- Squares
- Strikers
- Safety glasses
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hydraulic pumps
- Power grinders
- Workshop cranes
- Project scheduling software
- Cost estimating software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Inventory tracking software
- Computer aided design CAD software