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