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