ironworker

A skilled construction worker who assembles the metal frame of buildings, especially large commercial ones such as warehouses and skyscrapers.

Near-synonym: erector

Many people believe that growth will only continue. “We’re gonna need stadiums full of electricians, heavy equipment operators, ironworkers, HVAC technicians,” Dwarkesh Patel and Romeo Dean, AI-industry analysts, wrote recently.

A person employed to manufacture and shape iron or to do other (related) labor within an ironworks.

Near-synonym: roughneck