Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Tasks Include:
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- 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.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™; US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Projections Quick View:
Virginia: +8.0%
National: +4.3%
Education
High School Diploma
Job Zone:
Two: Some Preparation Needed
Income Range:
Highest ($50,000 and up)
Median Earnings:
National
$60,500.00
State
$48,190.00
Regional
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Description
Career Cluster: | Architecture & Construction |
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.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Education
Required Level of Education
- High School Diploma - or the equivalent (for example, GED) = 42.11%
- Less than a High School Diploma = 33.66%
- Post-Secondary Certificate - awarded for training completed after high school (for example, in agriculture or natural resources, computer services, personal or culinary services, engineering technologies, healthcare, construction trades, mechanic and repair technologies, or precision production) = 19.21%
- Post-Baccalaureate Certificate - awarded for completion of an organized program of study; designed for people who have completed a Baccalaureate degree but do not meet the requirements of academic degrees carrying the title of Master. = 5.03%
Related Work Experience
- None = 33.07%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 19.54%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 14.82%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 11.46%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 6.81%
- Up to and including 1 month = 5.48%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 6 years = 4.50%
- Over 10 years = 2.95%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 1.36%
On-Site or In-Plant Training
- Up to and including 1 month = 47.75%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 24.66%
- None = 15.91%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 4.65%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.26%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.77%
On-the-Job Training
- Anything beyond short demonstration, up to and including 1 month = 22.93%
- Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months = 22.27%
- Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years = 16.94%
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years = 16.93%
- None or short demonstration = 8.17%
- Over 3 months, up to and including 6 months = 5.73%
- Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years = 4.26%
- Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year = 2.77%
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Tasks
Core Tasks Include:
- Read specifications or blueprints to determine the locations, quantities, or sizes of materials required.
- Verify vertical and horizontal alignment of structural steel members, using plumb bobs, laser equipment, transits, or levels.
- 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.
- Fabricate metal parts, such as steel frames, columns, beams, or girders, according to blueprints or instructions from supervisors.
- Pull, push, or pry structural steel members into approximate positions for bolting into place.
- Cut, bend, or weld steel pieces, using metal shears, torches, or welding equipment.
- Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- Assemble hoisting equipment or rigging, such as cables, pulleys, or hooks, to move heavy equipment or materials.
- Force structural steel members into final positions, using turnbuckles, crowbars, jacks, or hand tools.
- Erect metal or precast concrete components for structures, such as buildings, bridges, dams, towers, storage tanks, fences, or highway guard rails.
- Unload and position prefabricated steel units for hoisting, as needed.
- Drive drift pins through rivet holes to align rivet holes in structural steel members with corresponding holes in previously placed members.
- Dismantle structures or equipment.
- Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
Supplemental Tasks Include:
- Ride on girders or other structural steel members to position them, or use rope to guide them into position.
- Insert sealing strips, wiring, insulating material, ladders, flanges, gauges, or valves, depending on types of structures being assembled.
- Catch hot rivets in buckets and insert rivets in holes, using tongs.
- Place blocks under reinforcing bars used to reinforce floors.
- Hold rivets while riveters use air hammers to form heads on rivets.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Tools and Technology
Tools Include:
- Adjustable widemouth pliers
- Adjustable wrenches
- Air compressors
- Blow torches
- Bolt cutters
- Form tools or toolbits (Bull pins)
- C clamps
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Center punches)
- Chalk lines
- Cold chisels
- Squares (Combination squares)
- Pry bars (Crowbars)
- Power saws (Cutoff saws)
- Punches or nail sets or drifts (Drift pins)
- Ear plugs
- Power drills (Electric drills)
- Files
- Fire extinguishers
- Screwdrivers (Flat screwdrivers)
- Forging tooling (Forges)
- Plaster or mortar mixers (Grout mixers)
- Saws (Hacksaws)
- Hammers
- Hard hats
- Hydraulic pumps
- Jacks
- Ladders
- Levels (Laser levels)
- Life vests or preservers (Life preservers)
- Notebook computers
- Open end wrenches
- Personal computers
- Screwdrivers (Phillips head screwdrivers)
- Pipe wrenches
- Plumb bobs
- Pneumatic hammer (Pneumatic hammers)
- Power grinders
- Lifts (Power lifts)
- Protective coveralls
- Safety harnesses or belts (Protective harnesses)
- Respirators
- Rivet tools (Rivet busters)
- Rivet tools (Rivet guns)
- Tongs (Rivet tongs)
- Screwdrivers (Robertson screwdrivers)
- Welding tools (Rod ovens)
- Mallets (Rubber mallets)
- Safety harnesses or belts (Safety belts)
- Safety boots
- Safety glasses
- Protective gloves (Safety gloves)
- Fall protection lanyard (Safety lanyards)
- Scaffolding
- Scribers
- End cut pliers (Side cutting pliers)
- Hammers (Sledgehammers)
- Slings
- Socket sets (Socket wrench sets)
- Below the hook device (Spreader beams)
- Specialty wrenches (Spud wrenches)
- Squares
- Staple guns
- Jacks (Stressing jacks)
- Lighters (Strikers)
- Manlift or personnel lift (Swing stages)
- Tape measures
- Tinners snips (Tin snips)
- Tongs
- Levels (Torpedo levels)
- Hoists (Tuggers)
- Two way radios
- Utility knives
- Locking pliers (Vise grip pliers)
- Protective gloves (Welding gloves)
- Welding masks (Welding helmets)
- Welding masks (Welding hoods)
- Welders (Welding machines)
- Welding or cutting tips (Welding tips)
- Winches
- Wire brushes
- Workshop cranes
Technologies Include:
- Accounting software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Computer aided design CAD software
- Inventory management software
- Inventory tracking software
- Project management software
- Cost estimating software
- Project scheduling software
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Additional Resources
For apprenticeship information, contact:
International Association of Bridge, Structural, Ornamental, and Reinforcing Iron Workers
Apprenticeship Department
1750 New York Ave. NW.
Suite 400
Washington, DC 20006
For general information about ironworkers, contact:
The Associated General Contractors of America
333 John Carlyle St.
Suite 200
Alexandria, VA 22314
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Virginia Career VIEW Research. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Knowledge
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
89.50 | Building and Construction | Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads. |
66.75 | Mechanical | Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
62.00 | Mathematics | Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications. |
57.75 | Public Safety and Security | Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
50.25 | Administration and Management | Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Skills
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
65.50 | Coordination | Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. |
65.50 | Operation and Control | Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
65.50 | Operations Monitoring | Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
53.00 | Active Listening | Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
53.00 | Critical Thinking | Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems. |
50.00 | Time Management | Managing one's own time and the time of others. |
50.00 | Speaking | Talking to others to convey information effectively. |
50.00 | Judgment and Decision Making | Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one. |
50.00 | Quality Control Analysis | Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
50.00 | Active Learning | Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making. |
50.00 | Monitoring | Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
50.00 | Complex Problem Solving | Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Abilities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
78.00 | Multilimb Coordination | The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
78.00 | Static Strength | The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
75.00 | Arm-Hand Steadiness | The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
75.00 | Manual Dexterity | The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
75.00 | Near Vision | The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
75.00 | Visualization | The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged. |
72.00 | Control Precision | The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
72.00 | Trunk Strength | The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing. |
68.75 | Problem Sensitivity | The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem. |
68.75 | Depth Perception | The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object. |
68.75 | Gross Body Equilibrium | The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position. |
68.75 | Extent Flexibility | The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs. |
68.75 | Selective Attention | The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted. |
65.50 | Finger Dexterity | The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
65.50 | Far Vision | The ability to see details at a distance. |
65.50 | Dynamic Strength | The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue. |
62.50 | Stamina | The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath. |
62.50 | Reaction Time | The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
62.50 | Rate Control | The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene. |
59.50 | Auditory Attention | The ability to focus on a single source of sound in the presence of other distracting sounds. |
59.50 | Information Ordering | The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations). |
56.25 | Hearing Sensitivity | The ability to detect or tell the differences between sounds that vary in pitch and loudness. |
56.25 | Oral Comprehension | The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences. |
53.00 | Oral Expression | The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand. |
53.00 | Gross Body Coordination | The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion. |
53.00 | Response Orientation | The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part. |
53.00 | Deductive Reasoning | The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense. |
53.00 | Speech Recognition | The ability to identify and understand the speech of another person. |
53.00 | Speech Clarity | The ability to speak clearly so others can understand you. |
50.00 | Written Comprehension | The ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing. |
50.00 | Perceptual Speed | The ability to quickly and accurately compare similarities and differences among sets of letters, numbers, objects, pictures, or patterns. The things to be compared may be presented at the same time or one after the other. This ability also includes comparing a presented object with a remembered object. |
50.00 | Category Flexibility | The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways. |
50.00 | Time Sharing | The ability to shift back and forth between two or more activities or sources of information (such as speech, sounds, touch, or other sources). |
50.00 | Glare Sensitivity | The ability to see objects in the presence of a glare or bright lighting. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Work Activities
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.75 | Handling and Moving Objects | Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
81.00 | Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials | Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
79.00 | Performing General Physical Activities | Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling materials. |
76.50 | Getting Information | Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
74.75 | Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates | Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
73.00 | Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment | Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or watercraft. |
71.00 | Controlling Machines and Processes | Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
68.50 | Making Decisions and Solving Problems | Analyzing information and evaluating results to choose the best solution and solve problems. |
67.75 | Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events | Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
67.00 | Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work | Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. |
62.50 | Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards | Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
55.00 | Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings | Monitoring and reviewing information from materials, events, or the environment, to detect or assess problems. |
53.50 | Developing and Building Teams | Encouraging and building mutual trust, respect, and cooperation among team members. |
53.25 | Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships | Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. |
51.75 | Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge | Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. |
51.50 | Scheduling Work and Activities | Scheduling events, programs, and activities, as well as the work of others. |
51.00 | Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People | Assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people. |
50.25 | Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others | Getting members of a group to work together to accomplish tasks. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Work Styles
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
84.25 | Dependability | Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
83.50 | Attention to Detail | Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
83.00 | Self-Control | Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
80.75 | Cooperation | Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
77.00 | Initiative | Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
74.00 | Concern for Others | Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
72.50 | Leadership | Job requires a willingness to lead, take charge, and offer opinions and direction. |
71.00 | Persistence | Job requires persistence in the face of obstacles. |
70.75 | Adaptability/Flexibility | Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
66.25 | Social Orientation | Job requires preferring to work with others rather than alone, and being personally connected with others on the job. |
66.00 | Integrity | Job requires being honest and ethical. |
64.00 | Stress Tolerance | Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high-stress situations. |
61.50 | Independence | Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
61.00 | Analytical Thinking | Job requires analyzing information and using logic to address work-related issues and problems. |
60.25 | Achievement/Effort | Job requires establishing and maintaining personally challenging achievement goals and exerting effort toward mastering tasks. |
59.75 | Innovation | Job requires creativity and alternative thinking to develop new ideas for and answers to work-related problems. |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Work Values
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
72.17 | Support | Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
61.17 | Relationships | Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to provide service to others and work with co-workers in a friendly non-competitive environment. Corresponding needs are Co-workers, Moral Values and Social Service. |
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Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Work Context
% | Subject | Description |
---|---|---|
100.00 | Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets | How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
96.40 | Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable | How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
96.00 | Outdoors, Exposed to Weather | How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
94.60 | Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls | How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
93.20 | Exposed to High Places | How often does this job require exposure to high places? |
92.20 | Spend Time Standing | How much does this job require standing? |
90.60 | Very Hot or Cold Temperatures | How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
89.40 | Physical Proximity | To what extent does this job require the worker to perform job tasks in close physical proximity to other people? |
89.00 | Wear Specialized Protective or Safety Equipment such as Breathing Apparatus, Safety Harness, Full Protection Suits, or Radiation Protection | How much does this job require wearing specialized protective or safety equipment such as breathing apparatus, safety harness, full protection suits, or radiation protection? |
88.00 | Work With Work Group or Team | How important is it to work with others in a group or team in this job? |
87.80 | Contact With Others | How much does this job require the worker to be in contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) in order to perform it? |
87.00 | Exposed to Contaminants | How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
86.60 | Responsible for Others' Health and Safety | How much responsibility is there for the health and safety of others in this job? |
86.20 | Face-to-Face Discussions | How often do you have to have face-to-face discussions with individuals or teams in this job? |
86.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Equipment | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous equipment? |
84.80 | Time Pressure | How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
83.80 | Exposed to Minor Burns, Cuts, Bites, or Stings | How often does this job require exposure to minor burns, cuts, bites, or stings? |
82.60 | Importance of Being Exact or Accurate | How important is being very exact or highly accurate in performing this job? |
81.40 | Extremely Bright or Inadequate Lighting | How often does this job require working in extremely bright or inadequate lighting conditions? |
80.60 | Responsibility for Outcomes and Results | How responsible is the worker for work outcomes and results of other workers? |
78.40 | In an Open Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in an open vehicle or equipment (e.g., tractor)? |
77.20 | Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions | How often does this job require working in cramped work spaces that requires getting into awkward positions? |
77.00 | Spend Time Walking and Running | How much does this job require walking and running? |
76.60 | Frequency of Decision Making | How frequently is the worker required to make decisions that affect other people, the financial resources, and/or the image and reputation of the organization? |
75.80 | Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results | What results do your decisions usually have on other people or the image or reputation or financial resources of your employer? |
74.40 | Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body | How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
73.60 | Freedom to Make Decisions | How much decision making freedom, without supervision, does the job offer? |
72.80 | Coordinate or Lead Others | How important is it to coordinate or lead others in accomplishing work activities in this job? |
71.60 | Level of Competition | To what extent does this job require the worker to compete or to be aware of competitive pressures? |
71.40 | Consequence of Error | How serious would the result usually be if the worker made a mistake that was not readily correctable? |
71.40 | Spend Time Making Repetitive Motions | How much does this job require making repetitive motions? |
71.00 | Structured versus Unstructured Work | To what extent is this job structured for the worker, rather than allowing the worker to determine tasks, priorities, and goals? |
69.00 | Exposed to Hazardous Conditions | How often does this job require exposure to hazardous conditions? |
68.80 | Telephone | How often do you have telephone conversations in this job? |
68.80 | Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled | How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
68.00 | Spend Time Keeping or Regaining Balance | How much does this job require keeping or regaining your balance? |
67.60 | Spend Time Climbing Ladders, Scaffolds, or Poles | How much does this job require climbing ladders, scaffolds, or poles? |
67.40 | Frequency of Conflict Situations | How often are there conflict situations the employee has to face in this job? |
65.80 | Outdoors, Under Cover | How often does this job require working outdoors, under cover (e.g., structure with roof but no walls)? |
60.60 | Deal With External Customers | How important is it to work with external customers or the public in this job? |
60.60 | Spend Time Kneeling, Crouching, Stooping, or Crawling | How much does this job require kneeling, crouching, stooping or crawling? |
59.60 | Deal With Unpleasant or Angry People | How frequently does the worker have to deal with unpleasant, angry, or discourteous individuals as part of the job requirements? |
56.60 | Pace Determined by Speed of Equipment | How important is it to this job that the pace is determined by the speed of equipment or machinery? (This does not refer to keeping busy at all times on this job.) |
56.20 | Letters and Memos | How often does the job require written letters and memos? |
53.40 | In an Enclosed Vehicle or Equipment | How often does this job require working in a closed vehicle or equipment (e.g., car)? |
53.00 | Exposed to Whole Body Vibration | How often does this job require exposure to whole body vibration (e.g., operate a jackhammer)? |
50.00 | Importance of Repeating Same Tasks | How important is repeating the same physical activities (e.g., key entry) or mental activities (e.g., checking entries in a ledger) over and over, without stopping, to performing this job? |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed
- Overall Experience
- Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public.
- Job Training
- Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations.
- Examples
- These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include orderlies, counter and rental clerks, customer service representatives, security guards, upholsterers, tellers, and dental laboratory technicians.
- Education
- These occupations usually require a high school diploma.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Earnings Benefits*
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
---|---|---|---|
United States | $37,890.00 | $60,500.00 | $79,120.00 |
Virginia | $37,930.00 | $48,190.00 | $57,900.00 |
Region | Entry Level | Median | Experienced |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | $39,727.78 | $49,284.68 | $56,530.36 |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | $40,835.35 | $49,116.27 | $53,921.59 |
Central VA/Region2000 | $34,127.95 | $40,490.27 | $48,277.33 |
Crater Area | $43,949.35 | $49,870.49 | $57,129.61 |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | $38,548.92 | $49,413.83 | $54,210.88 |
New River/Mt. Rogers | $39,117.17 | $49,838.46 | $54,466.07 |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | $41,453.19 | $48,808.39 | $57,561.47 |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | $33,958.51 | $38,323.69 | $45,050.72 |
Western Virginia | $43,363.53 | $51,918.25 | $52,508.20 |
* Earnings Calculations:
Regional Earnings:
Entry = Annual mean of the lower 1/3 wage distribution;
Experienced = Annual mean of the upper 2/3 wage distribution.
National and State Earnings:
Entry = Annual 10th percentile wage;
Experienced = Annual 75th percentile wage.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Employment Projections
Current | Projected | % Change | |
---|---|---|---|
United States | 69,000 | 72,000 | +4.3% |
Virginia | 1,715 | 1,852 | +8.0% |
Region | Current* | Projected | % Change |
Alexandria/Arlington | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Bay Consortium | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Capital Region Workforce Partnership | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Central VA/Region2000 | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Crater Area | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Greater Peninsula | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Hampton Roads | No Data | No Data | No Data |
New River/Mt. Rogers | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Northern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Piedmont Workforce | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Shenandoah Valley | No Data | No Data | No Data |
South Central | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Southwestern Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
West Piedmont | No Data | No Data | No Data |
Western Virginia | No Data | No Data | No Data |
The data sources for the information displayed here include: US Department of Labor (BLS); Virginia Workforce Connection. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
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- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
- Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic
- Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
- Construction Laborers
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing
- Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- Riggers
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
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Careers in Construction Pathway:
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons
- Carpenters
- Carpet Installers
- Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
- Construction Laborers
- Construction Managers
- Continuous Mining Machine Operators
- Conveyor Operators and Tenders
- Crane and Tower Operators
- Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas
- Dredge Operators
- Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
- Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas
- Electricians
- Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining
- Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters
- Extraction Workers, All Other
- Fence Erectors
- First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
- Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles
- Floor Sanders and Finishers
- Glaziers
- Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
- Helpers--Carpenters
- Helpers--Electricians
- Helpers--Extraction Workers
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Helpers--Roofers
- Hoist and Winch Operators
- Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
- Insulation Workers, Mechanical
- Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining
- Manufactured Building and Mobile Home Installers
- Material Moving Workers, All Other
- Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
- Painters, Construction and Maintenance
- Paperhangers
- Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
- Pile Driver Operators
- Pipelayers
- Plasterers and Stucco Masons
- Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
- Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
- Riggers
- Rock Splitters, Quarry
- Roof Bolters, Mining
- Roofers
- Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas
- Roustabouts, Oil and Gas
- Segmental Pavers
- Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas
- Sheet Metal Workers
- Solar Energy Installation Managers
- Solar Photovoltaic Installers
- Stonemasons
- Structural Iron and Steel Workers
- Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
- Tapers
- Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
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The data sources for the information displayed here include: New York State Department of Labor; New Jersey Department of Labor; California Occupational Information Coordinating Committee; CareerOneStop. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Military Training
The following military job classifications are available for this occupation:
- Construction, General
- Not Occupationally Qualified, General
- Steelworking
The data sources for the information displayed here include: Defense Manpower Data Center. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Proficiency Ratings
These proficiencies are scored on a scale from 1 to 5 with 1 being not
important to the job and 5 being extremely important to the job.
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Titles
- Assembler
- Awnings Mechanic
- Billboard Erector
- Billboard Installer
- Billboard Mechanic
- Bolter
- Bridge Ironworker
- Bridge Maintainer
- Bridgeman
- Building Construction Ironworker
- Construction Ironworker
- Fitter
- Fitter / Welder
- Guard Rail Installer
- Guzzler Builder
- Housesmith
- Iron Erector
- Iron Guardrail Installer
- Iron Setter
- Iron Worker
- Iron Worker Apprentice
- Ironworker
- Joist Setter
- Layout Worker
- Metal Buildings Assembler
- Metal Tank Builder
- Metal Tank Erector
- Metal Trim Erector
- Metalsmith
- Oil Field Rig Builder
- Ornamental Iron Erector
- Ornamental Iron Worker Apprentice
- Ornamental Ironworker
- Ornamental Metal Erector Apprentice
- Ornamental Metal Worker
- Playground Equipment Erector
- Pre-Engineered Metal Building Ironworker
- Precast Concrete Ironworker
- Sheet Ironworker
- Sign Board Erector
- Sign Builder
- Sign Erector
- Sign Hanger
- Sign Installer
- Steel Construction Worker
- Steel Erector
- Steel Fabricator
- Steel Fitter
- Steel Hanger
- Steel Layout Worker
- Steel Rigger
- Steel Worker
- Structural Iron Erector
- Structural Iron Worker Apprentice
- Structural Ironworker
- Structural Layout Worker
- Structural Metal Worker
- Structural Rigger
- Structural Steel Erector
- Structural Steel Fitter
- Structural Steel Ironworker
- Structural Steel Worker Apprentice
- Structural Worker
- Tank Setter
- Tower Hand
- Welder
- Wind Turbine Erector
The data sources for the information displayed here include: O*NET™. (Using onet28)
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Related Schools
- Moraine Park Technical College
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