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