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