Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

All About Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Career Description Position and secure steel bars or mesh in concrete forms in order to reinforce concrete. Use a variety of fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, and hand tools. Includes rod busters.

• Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
• Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
• Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.
• Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

Coordination
:
Adjusting actions in relation to others’ actions.

Critical Thinking
:
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Monitoring
:
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Operation and Control
:
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Judgment and Decision Making
:
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Complex Problem Solving
:
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

• Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

There were about 20,100 jobs for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in 2016 (in the United States). New jobs are being produced at a rate of 11.9% which is above the national average. The Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts 2,400 new jobs for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers by 2026. Due to new job openings and attrition, there will be an average of 2,400 job openings in this field each year.

The states with the most job growth for Reinforcing Iron & Rebar Workers are Colorado, Oregon, and Nevada
. Watch out if you plan on working in North Dakota, South Dakota, or Mississippi
. These states have the worst job growth for this type of profession.

The salary for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers ranges between about $32,590 and $91,400 a year.

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers who work in Illinois, New Jersey, or New York
, make the highest salaries.

Although they’re not necessarily needed for all jobs, the following technologies are used by many Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:

• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software

What education or degrees do I need to become a Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker?

Below are examples of industries where Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers work: