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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 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
- 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 “Structural Layout Worker”
- 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.
- 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.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- 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.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- 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.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- 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.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
Related Technology & Tools
- Sledgehammers
- Vise grip pliers
- Life preservers
- Decoilers
- Combination squares
- Jacks
- Laser levels
- Protective coveralls
- Personal computers
- Safety gloves
- Bull pins
- Cold chisels
- Power lifts
- Staple guns
- Pneumatic hammers
- Hammers
- Squares
- Workshop cranes
- Welding tips
- C clamps
- Hard hats
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Cutoff saws
- Crowbars
- Fire extinguishers
- Slings
- Stressing jacks
- Adjustable wrenches
- Welding gloves
- Blow torches
- Center punches
- Grout mixers
- Safety boots
- Respirators
- Scribers
- Safety belts
- Spud wrenches
- Torpedo levels
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Safety lanyards
- Tape measures
- Socket wrench sets
- Notebook computers
- Plasma cutters
- Ladders
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Air compressors
- Swing stages
- Rivet guns
- Scaffolding
- Rubber mallets
- Plumb bobs
- Tuggers
- Strikers
- Drift pins
- Tin snips
- Ear plugs
- Spreader beams
- Power grinders
- Welding hoods
- Utility knives
- Rivet tongs
- Tongs
- Electric drills
- Hydraulic pumps
- Welding helmets
- Rivet busters
- Safety glasses
- Two way radios
- Forging dies
- Protective harnesses
- Chalk lines
- Wire brushes
- Bolt cutters
- Open end wrenches
- Rod ovens
- Portable welding machines
- Winches
- Hacksaws
- Pipe wrenches
- Side cutting pliers
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Cost estimating software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Inventory tracking software
- Project scheduling software