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