Structural Iron and Steel Workers (47-2221)

Occupation 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. Excludes Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (47-2171).

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2019 Wages

Labor Force Indicators

2016 Worker Characteristics
Total workers	Nonresident workers	Percent nonresident	Percent age 45 plus	Percent age 50 plus
255	54	21.2	35.6	24.3

2016 Potential Supply
Qualified but working in another occupation	81
Currently employed in a lower paid occupation	45
UI claimants previously working in occupation	115

2016 ALEXsys Employment Data
Number of registrants	255
Number of job position postings	5
Ratio of registrants to job position postings	51.0

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