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