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