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