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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

$51.07K Median Salary 2.2K Job Openings (Annual Projection) 5% Job Growth

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About This Career

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.

Reported Job Titles

Field Ironworker, Iron Installer, Iron Worker, Ironworker, Reinforced Ironworker, Rodbuster, Rodman, Steel Tier

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Skills You'll Need

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Abilities

Static Strength

Trunk Strength

Multilimb Coordination

Manual Dexterity

Arm-Hand Steadiness

Extent Flexibility

Near Vision

Stamina

Control Precision

Finger Dexterity

Reaction Time

Dynamic Strength

Problem Sensitivity

Category Flexibility

Deductive Reasoning

Gross Body Coordination

Gross Body Equilibrium

Information Ordering

Visualization

Knowledge

Building and Construction

Mathematics

Administration and Management

Design

English Language

Engineering and Technology

Skills

Coordination

Critical Thinking

Technology Skills

Project management software

Computer aided design CAD software

Data base user interface and query software

Spreadsheet software

Word processing software

Tools

Pry bars

Blow torch

Bending machines

Hickeys

Power saws

Bar or rod cutter

Tape measures

Wire cutters

Slings

Fall protection lanyard

Hoists

Conduit benders

Power drills

Pneumatic hammer

Safety boots

Sockets

Cable reels

Safety harnesses or belts

Spot welding machine

Shears

Below the hook device

Wire or cable cutter

Cutting machines

Wire lug crimping tool

Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine

Hacksaw

Workshop cranes

Air compressors

Hard hats

Grease guns

Scaffolding

Bolt cutters

Utility knives

Notebook computers

Protective gloves

Caulking guns

Hole saws

Adjustable widemouth pliers

Swaging tools

Personal computers

Abilities

Static Strength: The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
Trunk Strength: The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
Multilimb Coordination: The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
Manual Dexterity: The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
Arm-Hand Steadiness: The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
Extent Flexibility: The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.
Near Vision: The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
Stamina: The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
Control Precision: The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
Finger Dexterity: The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects.
Reaction Time: The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
Dynamic Strength: The ability to exert muscle force repeatedly or continuously over time. This involves muscular endurance and resistance to muscle fatigue.
Problem Sensitivity: The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
Category Flexibility: The ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
Gross Body Coordination: The ability to coordinate the movement of your arms, legs, and torso together when the whole body is in motion.
Gross Body Equilibrium: The ability to keep or regain your body balance or stay upright when in an unstable position.
Information Ordering: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules (e.g., patterns of numbers, letters, words, pictures, mathematical operations).
Visualization: The ability to imagine how something will look after it is moved around or when its parts are moved or rearranged.

Knowledge

Building and Construction: Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
Mathematics: Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
Administration and Management: Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
Design: Knowledge of design techniques, tools, and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings, and models.
English Language: Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.
Engineering and Technology: Knowledge of the practical application of engineering science and technology. This includes applying principles, techniques, procedures, and equipment to the design and production of various goods and services.

Skills

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.

Technology Skills

Project management software: Mavenlink; Microsoft Project
Computer aided design CAD software: Autodesk AutoCAD; Autodesk Revit
Data base user interface and query software: Blackboard software; Database software; Microsoft Access; Yardi software
Spreadsheet software: Microsoft Excel
Word processing software: 3M Post-it App; Evernote; Google Docs; Microsoft Word

Tools

Pry bars:
Blow torch: Underwater blow torches
Bending machines: Automatic rebar tying tools; Portable hydraulic rod benders
Hickeys: Hickey bars; Rebar benders
Power saws: Chain saws
Bar or rod cutter: Rebar cutters
Tape measures: Diameter tape measures
Wire cutters:
Slings: Rigging equipment
Fall protection lanyard: Safety lanyards
Hoists: Hoisting equipment
Conduit benders: Conduit bending tools
Power drills: Hand drills
Pneumatic hammer: Underwater jackhammers
Safety boots: Caulk boots
Sockets: Socket wrenches
Cable reels: Wheeled wire dispensers
Safety harnesses or belts: Climbing belts
Spot welding machine: Portable welding equipment
Shears: Metal shears
Below the hook device: Beam spreaders
Wire or cable cutter: Umbilical cutters
Cutting machines: Slitters
Wire lug crimping tool: Blasting cap crimpers
Shielded metal arc welding or stick welding machine: Underwater welding equipment
Hacksaw: Hacksaws
Workshop cranes: Hydraulic cranes
Air compressors:
Hard hats:
Grease guns:
Scaffolding:
Bolt cutters:
Utility knives: Precision knives
Notebook computers: Laptop computers
Protective gloves: Safety gloves
Caulking guns:
Hole saws: Hole cutters
Adjustable widemouth pliers: Oil filter pliers
Swaging tools: Rotary machines
Personal computers:

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