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