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