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