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