Structural Iron and Steel Workers
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.
- Tasks
- 19 tasks15 core, 4 supplemental
- Family
- Construction & ExtractionOne of its 65 occupations
- Code
- 47-2221.00SOC 2018: 47-2221
What the work is made of
15 core tasks and 4 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.Core taskTask 11544Rated by 102 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 2. Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.Core taskTask 11546Rated by 105 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 3. Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.Core taskTask 11548Rated by 105 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 4. Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.Core taskTask 11553Rated by 105 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 5. Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.Core taskTask 20795Rated by 102 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 6. Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.Core taskTask 11545Rated by 102 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 7. Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.Core taskTask 11552Rated by 105 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 8. Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.Core taskTask 11556Rated by 105 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 9. Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.Core taskTask 11555Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 10. Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.Core taskTask 11551Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 11. Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed.Core taskTask 11557Rated by 100 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 12. Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.Core taskTask 11558Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 13. Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.Core taskTask 11554Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 14. Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.Core taskTask 11550Rated by 102 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 15. Dismantle structures or equipment.Core taskTask 11559Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 16. Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.Supplemental taskTask 11549Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 17. Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.Supplemental taskTask 11563Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 18. Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.Supplemental taskTask 11560Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
- Task 19. Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.Supplemental taskTask 11562Rated by 103 people who do the job, July 2015
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- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 47-2221
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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