DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
47-2221 Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Occupational 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. Excludes ?Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers? (47-2171).| Percentiles | |||||||||
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| Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
| Minnesota | 830 | 200 | $28.74/hr | $1.29/hr | $16.51/hr | $20.44/hr | $29.59/hr | $35.89/hr | $39.75/hr |
| U S | 76,570 | 2,067 | $28.87/hr | $0.29/hr | $16.00/hr | $19.84/hr | $26.85/hr | $36.84/hr | $46.66/hr |
| *SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. | |||||||||
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| Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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| Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2023 - 2025 | |
| Carpenters | 18,330 | $26.43/hr | 2.7% |
| Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 1,830 | $33.67/hr | 3.7% |
| Pipelayers | 720 | $31.77/hr | 4.3% |
| Helpers--Carpenters | 490 | $17.34/hr | 0.5% |
| Riggers | 190 | $24.87/hr | 2.5% |
| Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons | 20 | $24.66/hr | N/A |
Tasks for Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Guides structural-steel member, using tab line (rope), or rides on member in order to guide it into position.
- Sets up hoisting equipment for raising and placing structural-steel members.
- Inserts sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, and valves, depending on type of structure being assembled.
- Cuts and welds steel members to make alterations, using oxyacetylene welding equipment.
- Bucks (holds) rivets while Riveter, Pneumatic uses air-hammer to form heads on rivets.
- Catches hot rivets tossed by Rivet Heater in bucket and inserts rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Signals worker operating hoisting equipment to lift and place structural-steel member.
- Verifies vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members, using plumb bob and level.
- Fastens structural-steel members to cable of hoist, using chain, cable, or rope.
- Forces structural-steel members into final position, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools.
- Drives drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural-steel member with corresponding holes in previously placed member.
- Pulls, pushes, or pries structural-steel member into approximate position while member is supported by hoisting device.
- Bolts aligned structural-steel members in position until they can be permanently riveted, bolted, or welded in place.
