Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products.
- Tasks
- 23 tasks15 core, 8 supplemental
- Family
- ProductionOne of its 114 occupations
- Code
- 51-2041.00SOC 2018: 51-2041
What the work is made of
15 core tasks and 8 supplemental, each quoted as published, with the survey it came from.
Core: central to the jobSupplemental: done by some, not all
- Task 1. Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.Core taskTask 10036Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 2. Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.Core taskTask 10042Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 3. Position, align, fit, and weld parts to form complete units or subunits, following blueprints and layout specifications, and using jigs, welding torches, and hand tools.Core taskTask 10035Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 4. Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.Core taskTask 10038Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 5. Tack-weld fitted parts together.Core taskTask 10037Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 6. Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.Core taskTask 10043Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 7. Set up and operate fabricating machines, such as brakes, rolls, shears, flame cutters, grinders, and drill presses, to bend, cut, form, punch, drill, or otherwise form and assemble metal components.Core taskTask 10044Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 8. Position or tighten braces, jacks, clamps, ropes, or bolt straps, or bolt parts in position for welding or riveting.Core taskTask 10041Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 9. Lift or move materials and finished products, using large cranes.Core taskTask 10053Rated by 72 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 10. Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.Core taskTask 10050Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 11. Align and fit parts according to specifications, using jacks, turnbuckles, wedges, drift pins, pry bars, and hammers.Core taskTask 10039Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 12. Hammer, chip, and grind workpieces to cut, bend, and straighten metal.Core taskTask 10045Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 13. Locate and mark workpiece bending and cutting lines, allowing for stock thickness, machine and welding shrinkage, and other component specifications.Core taskTask 10040Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 14. Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.Core taskTask 10051Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 15. Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.Core taskTask 10046Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 16. Mark reference points onto floors or face blocks and transpose them to workpieces, using measuring devices, squares, chalk, and soapstone.Supplemental taskTask 10049Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 17. Design and construct templates and fixtures, using hand tools.Supplemental taskTask 10047Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 18. Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.Supplemental taskTask 10052Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 19. Heat-treat parts, using acetylene torches.Supplemental taskTask 10054Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 20. Straighten warped or bent parts, using sledges, hand torches, straightening presses, or bulldozers.Supplemental taskTask 10048Rated by 74 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 21. Erect ladders and scaffolding to fit together large assemblies.Supplemental taskTask 10057Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 22. Preheat workpieces to make them malleable, using hand torches or furnaces.Supplemental taskTask 10055Rated by 75 people who do the job, August 2024
- Task 23. Install boilers, containers, and other structures.Supplemental taskTask 10056Rated by 73 people who do the job, August 2024
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How we copy and credit sources- Published byO*NET 29.0, U.S. Department of LaborEmployment and Training Administration
- ClassificationStandard Occupational Classification 2018, 51-2041
- LicenseCC BY 4.0Free to copy and reuse, with credit
- Changed by usNothing.
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