Also called: Ornamental Ironworker (Construction), Miscellaneous Metals Erector
Installs steel stairs, railings, metal panels, canopies and decorative metalwork on new buildings.
You bolt a steel stair tower together floor by floor, then weld on glass-rail posts and hang stainless handrails in a hotel lobby. The finished work is what people see and touch every day.
BLS structural iron and steel workers; union pay is higher.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 4 years after high school. Ironworkers apprenticeship (3-4 years).
Ways in: Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Ironworker Apprenticeship.
Growing about average (about 4% over 10 years). Structural iron and steel workers.
Low risk for 10 years. Stairs and railings are CNC-made, but fitting and welding them in finished buildings needs skilled hands.
Classes: Welding CTE, Geometry, Art or design.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2221.
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