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	Structural Iron and Steel Workers	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers	Construction and Building Inspectors	Boilermakers	Sheet Metal Workers
SUMMARY	46% Moderate Risk	24% Low Risk	25% Low Risk	48% Moderate Risk	50% Moderate Risk
JOB SCORE	6.6/10	6.8/10	5.5/10	4.6/10	4.9/10
POLLING	33% (Low Risk, Based on 59 votes)	There hasn't been enough votes on this occupation yet	38% (Low Risk, Based on 67 votes)	36% (Low Risk, Based on 39 votes)	47% (Moderate Risk, Based on 64 votes)
GROWTH by year 2034	4.4%	5.3%	-0.8%	-2.4%	2.4%
WAGES	$62,700 or $30.14 per hour	$78,690 or $37.83 per hour	$72,120 or $34.67 per hour	$73,340 or $35.26 per hour	$60,850 or $29.25 per hour
VOLUME as of 2024	64,720	806,080	137,210	10,170	117,470
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DESCRIPTION	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.	Directly supervise and coordinate activities of construction or extraction workers.	Inspect structures using engineering skills to determine structural soundness and compliance with specifications, building codes, and other regulations. Inspections may be general in nature or may be limited to a specific area, such as electrical systems or plumbing.	Construct, assemble, maintain, and repair stationary steam boilers and boiler house auxiliaries. Align structures or plate sections to assemble boiler frame tanks or vats, following blueprints. Work involves use of hand and power tools, plumb bobs, levels, wedges, dogs, or turnbuckles. Assist in testing assembled vessels. Direct cleaning of boilers and boiler furnaces. Inspect and repair boiler fittings, such as safety valves, regulators, automatic-control mechanisms, water columns, and auxiliary machines.	Fabricate, assemble, install, and repair sheet metal products and equipment, such as ducts, control boxes, drainpipes, and furnace casings. Work may involve any of the following: setting up and operating fabricating machines to cut, bend, and straighten sheet metal; shaping metal over anvils, blocks, or forms using hammer; operating soldering and welding equipment to join sheet metal parts; or inspecting, assembling, and smoothing seams and joints of burred surfaces. Includes sheet metal duct installers who install prefabricated sheet metal ducts used for heating, air conditioning, or other purposes.

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