Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Course Advisor; United States; On-site; USD 32,590 - 91,400; Full time

Job summary

Course Advisor is seeking a Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker to position and secure steel bars in concrete forms to reinforce it. Responsibilities include cutting rods to lengths, bending and welding steel rods, and determining sizes and locations from blueprints. The ideal candidate must have skills in coordination, critical thinking, and decision-making. The role reports a salary range between $32,590 and $91,400, with the highest earnings in Illinois, New Jersey, or New York.

Responsibilities

• Cut rods to required lengths using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric and position in concrete to reinforce it.
• Bend steel rods with hand tools or rebar-bending machines and weld them.
• Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of rods from blueprints.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms.
• Place blocks under rebar to hold them off the deck when reinforcing floors.

Skills

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Judgment and Decision Making

Operation and Control

Monitoring

Operation Monitoring

Tools

Word processing software

Spreadsheet software

Job description

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Worker

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, including rod busters.

Responsibilities

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

Qualifications

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.

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

Operation and Control: Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

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

Operation Monitoring: Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Tools & Technologies Used

• Word processing software
• Spreadsheet software

Salary

The typical yearly salary for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers is between $32,590 and $91,400. Workers in Illinois, New Jersey, or New York earn the highest salaries.