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