Occupational Employment Statistics
51-2041 Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
Fabricate, position, align, and fit parts of structural metal products. Shipfitters are included in “Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic” (51-4192).
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Northwest Minnesota
| 120 | 17 | $24.41/hr | $17.55/hr | $22.18/hr | $23.77/hr | $27.60/hr | $28.38/hr |
| Construction | 30 | $29.27/hr |
| Manufacturing | 1,030 | $25.32/hr |
| Trade, Transportation and Utilities | 10 | $31.21/hr |
| Professional and Business Services | 30 | $23.13/hr |
- 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.
- Direct welders to build up low spots or short pieces with weld.
- Study engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials requirements and task sequences.
- Verify conformance of workpieces to specifications, using squares, rulers, and measuring tapes.
- Set up face blocks, jigs, and fixtures.
- Move parts into position, manually or with hoists or cranes.
- Lay out and examine metal stock or workpieces to be processed to ensure that specifications are met.
- Smooth workpiece edges and fix taps, tubes, and valves.
- Remove high spots and cut bevels, using hand files, portable grinders, and cutting torches.
- Tack-weld fitted parts together.