Ironworker/ Ironworker Metal Building Systems Erector

Regulated Occupation: YES
National Occupation Classification Code: 7264
Employment Outlook: Average occupational growth in Alberta.
Minimum General Educational Requirement: Grade 10
Length of Apprenticeship Training: 1-3 years of training while you work
Trades Certification: YES (Compulsory Certification Trade)

OCCUPATION INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW:

• Can I practice in my trade right away?
• What are the duties for this trade?
• What other titles are used for this trade?
• What educational institutions offer training for this trade in Alberta?
• What salary can I expect?
• What is the employment outlook in Calgary?
• What do employers expect beyond technical skills? 

WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

• Start Your Application for Journeyman Certification
• Find More Career Options in Trades and Stay Connected

OCCUPATION INFORMATION YOU NEED TO KNOW:

Can I practice in my trade right away?

No, even if you have a foreign trade certificate or diploma, and experience you need to contact the Alberta Government - Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training. Depending on your training and work experience you will receive all the information about how you can qualify for certification in your trade in Alberta. See the address of all offices of Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training

READ MORE...See more detailed information for people who have work experience in trades but do not have the registered apprentice title or journeyman certification - Alberta

What are the duties for this trade?

Ironworkers fabricate, construct, join, repair and service any structural ironwork or metalwork and precast concrete structures, such as: scaffolding, structural steel buildings, bridges, ornamental ironwork and pre-cast structures.

The work is done at great heights and outdoors by a team or crew of ironworkers. Very cold or rainy weather can shut down projects for days at a time. Because of the nature of the work it is very important to follow safety rules and use safety equipment.

Ironworkers who want to specialize in assembling one-story (one-floor) steel framed buildings need only one year of training and their title is Ironworker � Metal Building Systems Erectors.

Ironworkers are required to lift heavy items weighing over 25 kilograms (67 pounds).

. Alberta Learning Information Service: ALIS Occupation Profiles
. Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training: Trades Secrets

Please note that companies may have different specific requirements in their job postings and job descriptions.

What other titles are used for this trade?

* Fitter, Structural Metal/Steel
* Fitter/Assembler Worker � Structural Metal
* Iron Erector
* Iron Worker - Bridge Construction
* Iron Worker � Curtain Wall Installation
* Iron worker � Metal Wall Framing
* Iron Worker � Metal Wall Installation
* Iron Worker � Steel Construction
* Iron Worker � Steel Door Setting
* Iron Worker, Ornamental
* Iron Worker, Reinforcing Steel
* Metal Fabricator
* Metal Fitter, Structural
* Ornamental Iron Worker
* Plater � Structural Metal and Platework
* Plater, Bridge and Girder
* Platework Fabricator
* Platework Fitter
* Precast Concrete Erector
* Reinforcing Ironworker
* Reinforcing Steel Iron Worker

READ MORE...See a long list of related job titles in all Metal Form Shaping in Canada available at the Federal JobFutures

What educational institutions offer training for this trade in Alberta?

Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training responsible for organizing trades training and certification in Alberta. In Edmonton, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology(NAIT) is the educational institution that provides training for boilermakers.

Find other educational institutions offering training for trades and other occupations in Alberta: search � EDinfo

What salary can I expect?

Journeyman Ironworkers in Alberta have a general rate of $18 to $28/hour plus benefits such as: health insurance, pension contributions, paid vacation days, paid sick days, etc� Overtime pay is usually higher than the regular hourly rate, and as agreed with your employer is considered for additional work over the 40 hours of regular work each week.

Apprentice Ironworkers during their three years of apprenticeship training earn more and more, getting closer to the journeyman hourly wage:
. first year of apprenticeship: 70% of the journeyman hourly rate
. second year of apprenticeship: 80% of the journeyman hourly rate
. third year of apprenticeship: 90% of the journeyman hourly rate

Apprentice Ironworkers � Metal Building System Erectors during their one year of training earn 60% of the journeyman salary. Journeyman Ironworkers � Metal Building System Erectors have a general rate of $14 to $28/hour.

READ MORE�See updated salary information at the website �WAGEinfo

What is the employment outlook in Calgary?

In Alberta, over 75% of Ironworkers are employed in the construction industry.
Calgary is one of the most dynamic cities in the country; it ranks as the second highest concentration of corporate head offices in Canada, after Toronto. The construction industry is one of the most important employers in Calgary. Several institutional construction projects are taking place over the next three years. Calgary�s economy is growing, creating favorable conditions for major renovations and new industrial and commercial buildings. Home building in Calgary is continues to be very active. Your success depends on understanding how your experience and skills upgrading respond to industry needs. 

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What do employers expect beyond trade technical skills?

Every employer has a set of basic rules that apply to all employees. Employers expect everybody to know and follow these rules that range from being punctual in the morning at the start of the workday, to more complex rules, such as the health and safety program in your unit.

Employers expect good workplace communication skills and a combination of basic mathematics and document skills as required by increasingly complex instructions to operate tools and understand how to use computerized equipment.

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WHAT YOU NEED TO DO:

Start Your Application for Journeyman Certification

Contact the Government of Alberta � Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training and obtain information about the number of apprenticeship hours you are required to complete and what courses you need to take. If you have a foreign trades certificate or diploma you will be advised how obtain your journeyman certification and start practice your trade in the province of Alberta. Earning an Alberta trade certificates qualify you to practice anywhere else in Canada.

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