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