Skilled Trades
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.
Median salary
$62,700
Typical range
$42k – $108k
Job outlook
+4% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Entry / Junior
$42,000
~2 yrs to advance
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Established
$62,700
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Structural Iron and Steel Workers
Senior
$85,110
Key skills
A typical day
- •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.
- •Bolt aligned structural steel members in position for permanent riveting, bolting, or welding into place.
- •Fasten structural steel members to hoist cables, using chains, cables, or rope.
- •Hoist steel beams, girders, or columns into place, using cranes or signaling hoisting equipment operators to lift and position structural steel members.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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