Occupational Employment Statistics
47-2171 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.
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Minnesota
| 70 | 25 | $41.10/hr | $26.73/hr | $35.43/hr | $44.63/hr | $45.18/hr | $48.79/hr |
| Construction | 60 | $45.18/hr |
| Manufacturing | N/A | N/A |
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
| 560 | $30.57/hr | 5.8% |
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Brickmasons and Blockmasons
| 1,160 | $43.68/hr | 3.9% |
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Roofers
| 2,010 | $38.08/hr | 5.6% |
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Structural Iron and Steel Workers
| 850 | $45.68/hr | 6.4% |
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Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Plasterers and Stucco Masons
| 110 | $33.42/hr | 9.0% |
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Carpenters
| 15,190 | $31.67/hr | 4.4% |
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Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
| 4,150 | $31.16/hr | 1.5% |
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Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 1,120 | $27.46/hr | 7.3% |
- Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
- Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
- Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
- 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.
- 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.
- Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.
- Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.