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