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