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