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Career: Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Job 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.
Job Tasks
Importance %age |
Task Description |
98
|
Connect columns, beams, and girders with bolts, following blueprints and instructions from supervisors. |
97
|
Bolt aligned structural-steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place. |
97
|
Fasten structural-steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope. |
96
|
Hoist steel beams, girders, and columns into place, using cranes, or signal hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural-steel members. |
96
|
Pull, push, or pry structural-steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place. |
95
|
Read specifications and blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, and sizes of materials required. |
95
|
Assemble hoisting equipment and rigging, such as cables, pulleys, and hooks, to move heavy equipment and materials. |
95
|
Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting as needed. |
93
|
Cut, bend, and weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, and welding equipment. |
90
|
Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural-steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, and/or levels. |
89
|
Fabricate metal parts such as steel frames, columns, beams, and girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors. |
88
|
Force structural-steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, and hand tools. |
80
|
Ride on girders or other structural-steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position. |
79
|
Dismantle structures and equipment. |
77
|
Erect metal and precast concrete components for structures such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, and highway guard rails. |
69
|
Drive drift pins through rivet holes in order to align rivet holes in structural-steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members. |
63
|
Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, and valves, depending on types of structures being assembled. |
47
|
Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors. |
39
|
Hold rivets while riveters use air-hammers to form heads on rivets. |
23
|
Catch hot rivets in buckets, and insert rivets in holes, using tongs. |
Work Activities
Importance %age |
Activity Description |
93
|
Handling and Moving Objects
|
87
|
Performing General Physical Activities
|
79
|
Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
|
76
|
Controlling Machines and Processes
|
70
|
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
|
68
|
Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge
|
63
|
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material
|
63
|
Making Decisions and Solving Problems
|
62
|
Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
|
61
|
Scheduling Work and Activities
|
59
|
Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates
|
58
|
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment
|
56
|
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
|
56
|
Training and Teaching Others
|
55
|
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
|
55
|
Coaching and Developing Others
|
53
|
Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment
|
52
|
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships
|
52
|
Thinking Creatively
|
52
|
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
|
51
|
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
|
50
|
Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People
|
46
|
Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
|
45
|
Processing Information
|
45
|
Developing and Building Teams
|
45
|
Analyzing Data or Information
|
39
|
Getting Information
|
37
|
Monitoring and Controlling Resources
|
36
|
Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others
|
36
|
Communicating with Persons Outside Organization
|
36
|
Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others
|
35
|
Developing Objectives and Strategies
|
35
|
Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
|
33
|
Documenting/Recording Information
|
33
|
Assisting and Caring for Others
|
33
|
Provide Consultation and Advice to Others
|
30
|
Performing Administrative Activities
|
28
|
Performing for or Working Directly with the Public
|
24
|
Selling or Influencing Others
|
20
|
Staffing Organizational Units
|
12
|
Interacting With Computers
|