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