Ironworkers perform some or all of the following duties:
A. Install ornamental and other structural metalwork such as curtain walls, metal stairways, railings and power doors
B. Examine structures and equipment for deterioration, defects or non-compliance with specifications
C. Dismantle structures and equipment when required.
D. Read blueprints and specifications to lay out work
E. Unload and position steel units so each piece can be hoisted as needed
F. Erect and install scaffolding, hoisting equipment and rigging
G. Signal crane operator to position steel units according to blueprints
1. Completion of secondary school is usually required.
2. Completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program or Over three years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in ironworking are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
3. Trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and British Columbia.
4. Red Seal, an interprovincial trade certification, is also available to qualified ironworkers.
5. Most recent entrants have a community college diploma.
4. Industry Arts (Metalworking)
The average hourly wages for Ironworkers is $23.68/HR, which is above average for occupations in the trades, transport and equipment operators sector and above average for all technical, professional, and skilled occupations. These wages grew at an average rate from 2002 to 2004.