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Also called concrete worker, iron worker, rebar worker and reinforcing iron worker.
$58,970
Median pay a year
13,800
People do this work
6
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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker
Summary
Reinforcing iron and rebar worker positions and secures steel bars and mesh in concrete forms to strengthen concrete. Uses tools like fasteners, rod-bending machines, and blowtorches to complete tasks
Experience
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Determined quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints and sketches
Spaced and fastened together rods in forms using wire and pliers
Positioned and secured steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms using fasteners and hand tools
Cut rods to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, or acetylene torches
Placed blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors
Cut and fitted wire mesh or fabric using hooked rods and positioned fabric in concrete
Bended steel rods with hand tools and welded them with arc-welding equipment
Skills
Hands-On Work
Positioning structural components, Welding metal components
Core Skills
Cutting metal components, Reviewing blueprints and specifications, Installing fencing or barriers, Installing metal components, Positioning safety equipment
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Read blueprints and instructionsCut rods to the right lengthsBended steel rods with toolsPlaced blocks under rebarSecured steel bars in concreteFitted wire mesh in concrete
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Read blueprints and instructions to determine the quantities, sizes, and shapes of reinforcing rods needed for projects
Bended steel rods using specialized tools to meet project specifications
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Read blueprints and instructions to determine the quantities, sizes, and shapes of reinforcing rods needed for projects, ensuring completion on time and within budget
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Projects were completed on time and within budgetReduced errors in rod placement and cuttingHelped the team understand project requirements better
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Bended steel rods using specialized tools to meet project specifications
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Several rods each shiftDozens of rods for larger projectsA few rods for smaller tasks
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Positioning structural components
Cutting metal components
Reviewing blueprints and specifications
Installing fencing or barriers
Installing metal components
Welding metal components
Positioning safety equipment
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What a Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker does
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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.
What it pays
How much does a Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$47,990
Median
$58,970
75th percentile
$77,320
About 13,800 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AK
$52,290
$61,480
$71,760
AL
$39,990
$43,640
$45,630
AR
$39,710
$45,700
$45,710
AZ
$43,980
$58,230
$66,120
CA
$48,900
$63,110
$101,020
CO
$48,800
$56,160
$71,620
FL
$45,550
$50,500
$57,300
GA
$36,250
$47,480
$76,990
IL
$96,040
$105,580
$105,580
IN
$64,370
$64,650
$89,760
KY
$51,980
$66,830
$69,930
LA
$62,460
$70,700
$89,550
MD
$59,180
$61,640
$65,150
MI
$77,570
$91,220
$94,470
MO
$52,000
$59,410
$79,650
MS
$35,910
$39,860
$60,540
NC
$50,220
$51,690
$59,840
NE
$58,960
$62,920
$75,970
NJ
$110,510
$116,110
$130,270
NM
$47,860
$54,080
$65,790
NV
$82,970
$102,130
$103,760
NY
$82,180
$98,040
$121,660
OK
$48,010
$50,370
$53,770
OR
$89,850
$93,490
$98,930
PA
$64,000
$74,670
$87,790
PR
$26,380
$27,120
$27,130
SC
$38,370
$41,020
$64,950
TN
$50,030
$57,920
$61,190
TX
$45,830
$50,650
$58,970
UT
$46,210
$49,040
$56,660
VA
$47,270
$55,120
$62,440
WA
$81,980
$108,970
$118,970
WI
$83,100
$121,620
$123,650
Other names
Other names for this job
concrete worker, iron worker, rebar worker, reinforcing iron worker, reinforcing metal worker, reinforcing steel worker, field ironworker, ironworker, ironworker welder, journeyman ironworker, post tensioning ironworker, reinforced ironworker.
More names for this work
structural ironworker, concrete buster, concrete rod buster, iron installer, laborer, rebar bender, rebar fabricator, rebar production fabricator, rebar rodbuster, rebar tier, reinforcing rod layer, rod buster, rodbuster, rodman, steel rod buster, steel tier.
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This page is about the occupation Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.