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