Structural Iron & 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.
Also called: Fitter / Welder, Iron Worker, Ironworker, Steel Worker
Knowledge:
Engineering and Technology
- building and construction
- mechanical
- arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, or statistics
- public safety and security
Skills:
- listening to others, not interrupting, and asking good questions
- thinking about the pros and cons of different ways to solve a problem
- noticing a problem and figuring out the best way to solve it
Abilites:
- hold or move items with your hands
- keep your arm or hand steady
- use your arms and/or legs together while sitting, standing, or lying down
- quickly change the controls of a machine, car, truck or boat
- exercise for a long time without getting out of breath
- lift, push, pull, or carry
Personality:
Description: People interested in this work like activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions.
They do well at jobs that need
- Attention to Detail
- Dependability
- Self Control
- Cooperation
- Initiative
- Concern for Others
Technology:
Project management software
- Cost estimating software
- Project scheduling software
- Turtle Creek Software Goldenseal
Education:
no high school diploma/GED
