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Steel erectors
£29,640

Average Annual Pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

53

Average Weekly Hours

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2019

2.07%

Unemployment Rate

Labour Force Survey 2020

Future employment projections (Working Futures UK)

Description

Steel erectors fit and erect structural metal framework for buildings and other structures such as metal chimneys.

Qualifications

There are no formal academic entry requirements, though GCSEs/S grades are advantageous. Entry is typically through an apprenticeship or traineeship approved by ConstructionSkills and the Engineering Construction Industry Training Board leading to an NVQ/SVQ in General Construction at Level 3.

Typical tasks

  • examines drawings and specifications to assess job requirements;
  • erects ladders, scaffolding or working cage;
  • directs hoisting and positioning of girders and other metal parts and checks alignment;
  • arranges for or undertakes bolting and welding of metal parts;
  • checks alignment of metal parts using spirit level and plumb-rule.

Common job titles

Erector
Erector, tower
Fabricator, steel
Erector, girder
Fitter and erector (constructional engineering)
Erector, staircase, iron
Fighter, iron
Erector, steelwork
Worker, steel (structural engineering)
Erector, sheeter
Constructor, steel
Erector, furnace
Erector, structural
Worker, iron (constructional engineering)
Erector, chimney, metal
Climber (constructional engineering)
Spiderman
Engineer, constructional
Erector, plate, steel
Erector (coal mine: above ground)
Erector (engineering: structural)
Erector, steel
Steelworker (structural engineering)
Erector, ironwork

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Working Futures UK

Employment type

Gender breakdown


£490

Female average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

£570

Male average weekly pay

Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020

100/350

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Annual Survey of Hours and Earning 2020


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