Ironworker
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JOB DESCRIPTION
Iron and steel workers raise, place and unite iron or steel girders, columns or other structural members to form completed structures or structural frameworks in the commercial, industrial and residential sectors. Iron workers are employed in five segments of the trade: structural workers assemble, erect and install fabricated iron sections; reinforcing iron workers fabricate and place steel bars in concrete forms; ornamental workers install metal stairways, cat walks, gratings, curtain walls, doors, gates, railings, etc.; special building erectors erect pre-engineered buildings; and rigging/machinery movers load, unload, move and set machinery, equipment and material, using cranes, derricks or forklifts. LENGTH of Apprenticeship - 3 to 4 years MARKET FORECAST for Metro Detroit Area - 18 openings a year WAGES for Metro Detroit Area HOURLY $25.64 YEARLY $53,330 APPRENTICESHIP SCHOOL Iron Workers Apprenticeship School 50490 West Pontiac Trail Wixom, Michigan 48393 Contact Kevin McDonell, Apprentice Coordinator: (248) 960-2130 ironworkers25.org Apply online any time-then placed on list for two years & contacted as work is available. Applicant Requirements Applicants must have a high school diploma or GED and be 18 or older. They must also pass a physical exam and aptitude test and submit to drug testing. COLLEGE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM Schoolcraft College (Apprenticeship length varies) 18600 Haggerty Road Livonia, Michigan 48152 Contact Apprentice Coordinator: (734) 462-4400 College Admission Requirements Applicants must have a high school diploma or a GED and be 18 or older. College admission does not guarantee enrollment in this apprenticeship program, which may require additional qualifications that the Apprentice Coordinator can identify. |
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