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