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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
- 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
- Rigger
- 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 “Rigger”
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
Related Technology & Tools
- C clamps
- Hard hats
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Laser levels
- Protective coveralls
- Decoilers
- Stressing jacks
- Electric drills
- Ladders
- Rod ovens
- Welding hoods
- Winches
- Flat head screwdrivers
- Center punches
- Tin snips
- Combination squares
- Cold chisels
- Bull pins
- Plumb bobs
- Vise grip pliers
- Torpedo levels
- Phillips head screwdrivers
- Chalk lines
- Safety lanyards
- Power grinders
- Welding helmets
- Rivet tongs
- Scribers
- Wire brushes
- Safety gloves
- Adjustable wrenches
- Crowbars
- Plasma cutters
- Cutoff saws
- Protective harnesses
- Sledgehammers
- Pneumatic hammers
- Strikers
- Safety glasses
- Fire extinguishers
- Blow torches
- Rivet guns
- Tape measures
- Ear plugs
- Air compressors
- Life preservers
- Jacks
- Single-cut mill saw files
- Workshop cranes
- Forging dies
- Tuggers
- Hacksaws
- Spud wrenches
- Socket wrench sets
- Hydraulic pumps
- Spreader beams
- Drift pins
- Portable welding machines
- Scaffolding
- Side cutting pliers
- Tongs
- Hammers
- Safety boots
- Utility knives
- Slings
- Two way radios
- Grout mixers
- Staple guns
- Notebook computers
- Welding tips
- Personal computers
- Robertson screwdrivers
- Rubber mallets
- Squares
- Rivet busters
- Safety belts
- Open end wrenches
- Swing stages
- Welding gloves
- Pipe wrenches
- Bolt cutters
- Power lifts
- Respirators
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Inventory tracking software
- Cost estimating software
- Project scheduling software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal