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