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