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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.
What a structural iron and steel worker does
Become a structural iron and steel worker
If you enjoy doing these activities, you might make a good structural iron and steel worker
- 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.
Discover what you could earn in Washington
- Average hourly rate is $41 per hour with an average salary of $84,600 per year.
- Half of workers earn between $31 and $49 per hour.
- Half of workers earn an annual salary between $63,700 and $101,600 per year.
Structural Iron And Steel Worker job outlook
- There are 2,150 workers in this occupation in Washington.
- There are 238 openings per year in this occupation in Washington.