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