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Also called combination worker, iron worker, layout worker and ornamental metal worker.
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Structural Iron and Steel Worker
Structural Iron and Steel Worker raising and placing iron or steel girders, columns, and other members to build structures. This includes reading blueprints, connecting components, hoisting materials, and cutting or welding steel pieces
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Read blueprints for every project I worked on to determine materials and specifications for structural projects
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Bolted steel members in place, ensuring secure connections for structural integrity
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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 it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $49,880 |
|---|---|
| Median | $62,780 |
| 75th percentile | $82,660 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $74,880 | $76,970 | $92,650 |
| AL | $46,640 | $56,640 | $60,480 |
| AR | $36,860 | $45,510 | $56,230 |
| AZ | $48,940 | $59,390 | $64,370 |
| CA | $59,220 | $76,370 | $103,980 |
| CO | $50,460 | $58,830 | $71,980 |
| CT | $50,210 | $62,400 | $87,960 |
| DC | $61,240 | $61,240 | $78,900 |
| DE | $51,760 | $59,820 | $63,340 |
| FL | $45,420 | $55,700 | $64,650 |
| GA | $43,260 | $48,090 | $60,850 |
| HI | $97,400 | $99,860 | $111,170 |
| IA | $65,160 | $77,400 | $80,080 |
| ID | $56,200 | $72,750 | $75,150 |
| IL | $81,750 | $101,850 | $120,640 |
| IN | $56,830 | $70,130 | $80,770 |
| KS | $48,450 | $58,560 | $63,100 |
| KY | $56,480 | $64,060 | $76,570 |
| LA | $51,680 | $68,830 | $73,470 |
| MA | $110,910 | $120,840 | $124,040 |
| MD | $59,710 | $71,730 | $78,660 |
| ME | $49,020 | $61,750 | $73,650 |
| MI | $48,290 | $62,830 | $75,750 |
| MN | $89,720 | $95,320 | $98,160 |
| MO | $58,520 | $77,410 | $81,800 |
| MS | $37,890 | $50,690 | $60,810 |
| MT | $51,580 | $67,390 | $75,070 |
| NC | $44,120 | $48,740 | $58,330 |
| ND | $61,820 | $82,120 | $83,990 |
| NE | $54,070 | $65,470 | $74,860 |
| NH | $51,790 | $59,920 | $66,560 |
| NJ | $104,410 | $113,220 | $124,640 |
| NV | $58,300 | $62,510 | $99,580 |
| NY | $75,690 | $92,610 | $113,260 |
| OH | $58,750 | $74,710 | $77,750 |
| OK | $44,730 | $47,660 | $58,350 |
| OR | $74,360 | $96,050 | $100,240 |
| PA | $66,390 | $82,970 | $103,920 |
| PR | $27,560 | $29,620 | $34,760 |
| RI | $84,700 | $98,320 | $98,320 |
| SC | $46,030 | $50,750 | $60,560 |
| SD | $48,000 | $57,050 | $60,330 |
| TN | $48,320 | $56,750 | $66,240 |
| TX | $47,120 | $52,240 | $62,360 |
| UT | $47,470 | $58,250 | $65,510 |
| VA | $51,280 | $60,260 | $64,980 |
| VT | $48,250 | $55,640 | $62,410 |
| WA | $79,810 | $107,660 | $120,170 |
| WI | $74,880 | $92,820 | $95,840 |
| WV | $57,610 | $71,850 | $74,560 |
| WY | $46,460 | $47,480 | $59,280 |
Other names
combination worker, iron worker, layout worker, ornamental metal worker, steel construction worker, steel layout worker, steel worker, structural layout worker, structural metal worker, structural steel worker, structural worker, bridge ironworker.
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This page is about the occupation Structural Iron and Steel Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.