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