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