Occupational Employment Statistics
47-2221 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. Excludes “Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers" (47-2171).
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Minnesota
| 520 | 177 | $39.96/hr | $33.97/hr | $35.11/hr | $37.39/hr | $46.16/hr | $50.81/hr |
| Construction | 500 | $37.39/hr |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | N/A | N/A |
| Public Administration | N/A | N/A |
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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
| 360 | $44.41/hr | 4.9% |
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Roofers
| 1,930 | $31.08/hr | 5.6% |
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Construction Laborers
| 24,540 | $27.45/hr | 8.3% |
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 1,230 | $25.02/hr | 7.3% |
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
| 680 | $30.23/hr | 5.8% |
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Carpenters
| 16,240 | $30.91/hr | 4.4% |
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Brickmasons and Blockmasons
| 1,310 | $40.81/hr | 3.9% |
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Plasterers and Stucco Masons
| 90 | $43.71/hr | 9.0% |
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Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators
| 300 | $23.94/hr | 3.6% |
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- 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.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors.
- Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.