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.
Seven County Mpls-St Paul, MN
| 320 | 37 | $42.35/hr | $38.90/hr | $40.50/hr | $44.31/hr | $44.90/hr | $44.96/hr |
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
| 1,070 | $29.93/hr | 3.7% |
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
| 1,150 | $38.29/hr | -5.2% |
Roofers
| 1,590 | $28.89/hr | 5.8% |
Structural Iron and Steel Workers
| 990 | $38.92/hr | 6.2% |
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
Plasterers and Stucco Masons
| 160 | $41.59/hr | N/A |
Carpenters
| 17,190 | $29.40/hr | 1.3% |
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
| 4,580 | $31.00/hr | 0.6% |
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall
| 820 | $24.15/hr | 3.9% |
- 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.