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