ironworker

noun

1. 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.”

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

   “Near-synonym: roughneck”