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