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