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“Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters” will probably not be replaced by robots.
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Job Description
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
Job Details
- The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 51-2041.00
- The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 40,000.00
- The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 19.00
- Currently, there are 77,270 people on this job
Also Known As…
- Welder-Fabricator
- Weld Technician
- Tack Welder
- Structural Steel Fitter
- Ship Fitter
- Mill Beam Fitter
- Layout Man
- Fitter, Welder
- Fitter
- Fabricator
- Weld Fitter
- Structural Fitter
- Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Steel Fabricator
- Structural and Ornamental Metalwork Metal Fabricator
- Steelworker
- Steel Fabricator
- Ship Propeller Finisher
- Protector Plate Attacher
- Precision Structural Metal Fitter
- Pneumatic Tool Operator
- Ornamental Metal Worker Apprentice
- Ornamental Metal Worker
- Motorcycle Maker
- Motorcycle Fabricator
- Motorcycle Assembler
- Metal Framer
- Metal Fabricator Apprentice
- Metal Fabricator
- Metal Box Maker
- Hand Former
- Ground Support Equipment Assembler
- Fabricator Assembler Metal Products
- Cage Maker, Machine
Tasks for “Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters”
- Install boilers, containers, and other structures.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
- Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.
- Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
- Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.
- Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.
- Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.
- Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.
- Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.
- Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.
- Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.
- Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.
- Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.
- Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
- Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
- Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.
- Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.
Related Technology & Tools
- Paint spray guns
- Cutoff saws
- Dividers
- Measuring tapes
- Drill presses
- Bench vises
- Overhead cranes
- Tracked bulldozers
- Turnbuckles
- Milling machines
- Claw hammers
- Hand clamps
- Heating furnaces
- Ladders
- Protractors
- Vernier height gauges
- Computerized numerical control CNC metal-cutting machines
- Micrometers
- Pry bars
- Personal computers
- Steel rules
- Power hoists
- Rivet guns
- Unishears
- Metal cutting taps
- Welding torches
- Hand shears
- End milling machines
- Tack welding equipment
- Layout squares
- Transit levels
- Locking pliers
- Center punches
- Power grinders
- Sledgehammers
- Sine bars
- Radial drills
- Beverly shears
- Forklifts
- Metal inert gas MIG welding equipment
- Jacks
- Scaffolding
- Brakes
- Dial indicators
- Drift pins
- Plasma cutters
- Lathes
- Punches
- Metal inert gas MIG welders
- Positioning jigs
- Roll benders
- Magnetic drill presses
- Surface gauges
- Straightening presses
- Straight screwdrivers
- Belt sanders
- Power hacksaws
- Scribers
- Reamers
- Edge planers
- Power chippers
- Flame cutters
- Hand torch welders
- Tungsten inert gas TIG welding equipment
- Wedges
- Precision files
- Radial arm saws
- Desktop computers
- Hand torches
- Adjustable wrenches
- Computerized numerical control CNC press brakes
- Microsoft Excel
- Word processing software
- Spreadsheet software
- Data entry software
- Enterprise resource planning ERP software
- Computer aided design and drafting CADD software