AI Career Radar

Structural Iron and Steel Workers

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.

AI exposure35 / 100Moderate exposure

Based on O*NET work context for this occupation. This score does not predict individual job losses.

What drives the score

Automation and repetition raise exposure; freedom to set tasks lowers it. Each measure uses a 0–100 scale.

Degree of automation26
Freedom to set tasks81
Repeating the same tasks64
$62,780Median annual wage, U.S.BLS OEWS
+3.1%Jobs, 2025 to 2035 (about average)BLS Employment Projections
49Skill durability (fragile)Transferability, out of 100

How well your skills transfer

Each skill is scored on how well it transfers into occupations that are growing and less exposed. The ones high on both importance and transfer are worth deepening.

Highest transferability first

Both scores out of 100

Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Active Listening
63
50
Critical Thinking
63
50
Monitoring
63
50
Judgment and Decision Making
63
50
Speaking
63
47
Coordination
62
60
Active Learning
62
47
Complex Problem Solving
62
47
Time Management
61
50
Reading Comprehension
61
47
Show 25 more skills
Skills ranked by transferability. Both scores use a 0–100 scale.
SkillTransferabilityImportance in current role
Social Perceptiveness
60
38
Writing
60
25
Learning Strategies
58
44
Instructing
58
41
Systems Analysis
57
25
Service Orientation
56
44
Systems Evaluation
56
25
Persuasion
54
28
Mathematics
53
28
Negotiation
52
25
Science
52
0
Management of Personnel Resources
50
35
Operations Analysis
49
22
Installation
48
19
Quality Control Analysis
47
47
Troubleshooting
47
35
Equipment Selection
47
28
Equipment Maintenance
47
28
Management of Material Resources
47
25
Technology Design
47
22
Management of Financial Resources
47
16
Operations Monitoring
46
63
Repairing
46
22
Programming
45
0
Operation and Control
43
63

Compare how well you can use each skill in growing, low-exposure occupations with its importance in your current role. How we score skills.

Jobs you could move to

Compare related occupations by skill overlap, retraining effort, pay and projected growth. Choose a priority to adjust the ranking. Licensing requirements may limit some routes.

79/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$135,880
10-yr growth
+21.1%
Skill gap
25%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Reading Comprehension, Monitoring, Active Listening

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$129,180
10-yr growth
+21%
Skill gap
26%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Systems Analysis, Reading Comprehension, Systems Evaluation

#3Dental HygienistsHealthcare
78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$98,100
10-yr growth
+8%
Skill gap
15%
Retraining
Low

Skills to build: Writing, Persuasion, Active Listening, Speaking

78/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$96,590
10-yr growth
+13.9%
Skill gap
20%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Writing, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Speaking

76/100 match
Median pay · U.S.
$53,140
10-yr growth
+36.5%
Skill gap
19%
Retraining
Moderate

Skills to build: Installation, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Quality Control Analysis

A second source of income, before you need it

This page can tell you where Structural Iron and Steel Workers could go and what the move costs. The other route is not a move at all: something small of your own, running alongside the job, started while there is no pressure on it.

Where to learn the missing half: Google Career Certificates for systems analysis · active learning, LinkedIn Learning for writing · speaking, edX for mathematics · reading and PlanetNoCode for complex problem solving. Some of those are affiliate links. It never changes what we list.

Snapshot: O*NET 31.0, BLS OEWS May 2025, BLS Employment Projections 2025-2035. Scoring v2.1.0-onet-31.0. Method on the how it works page.