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