Skilled Trades
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
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.
Median salary (BLS)
$58,970
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$43k – $105k
Job outlook
+5% (faster than average)
AI exposure
Plan a path to Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Entry / Junior
$43,310
~2 yrs to advance
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Established
$58,970
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Senior
$81,755
Key skills
A typical day
- •Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
- •Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
- •Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
- •Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
- •Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
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- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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