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