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Structural Iron and Steel Workers
AUTOMATION RISK
28%
risk level
POLLING
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WAGES
$58,550
or $28.15 hourly
What is the risk of automation?
Qualities required for this occupation:
Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions
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Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions (72)
Social Perceptiveness (47)
Assisting and Caring for Others (38)
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What have our users voted the risk to be?
This occupation has been voted '40%' by our users to be fully automated within the next two decades.
Our visitors have voted that it's unclear if this occupation will be replaced by robots/AI. However, workers can take comfort in the automated risk level we have generated, which only shows a 28% chance of automation.
How likely do you think this occupation will be taken over by robots/AI within the next 20 years?
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How quickly is this occupation growing?
The number of 'Structural Iron and Steel Workers' job openings is expected to rise 4.3% by 2031
'Structural Iron and Steel Workers' is expected to be an average growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031.
Updated projections are due Sep 2023.
What are the median wages for 'Structural Iron and Steel Workers' in the United States?
In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Structural Iron and Steel Workers' was $58,550, or $28.15 hourly
'Structural Iron and Steel Workers' are paid 28.0% higher than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
How many people are employed as structural iron and steel workers?
As of 2021 there were 68,620 people employed as Structural Iron and Steel Workers within the United States.
This represents around 0.05% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 2 thousand people are employed as Structural Iron and Steel Workers.
Job 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.
SOC Code: 47-2221.00
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