Construction & Extraction

Structural Iron & Steel Workers

SOC 47-2221

Raise and connect the steel frameworks of buildings and bridges.

Median pay

$63k

$50k to $83k typical range

Outlook

Growing fast

6k openings / yr

Education

Apprenticeship

AI exposure

16%

modeled estimate · 6th pct in Microsoft's data

Future-proof

63/100

Key skills

Active Listening
Critical Thinking
Speaking
Active Learning
Monitoring
Learning Strategies

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Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How we model AI exposure.