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