Careers / Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
Opens your browser print dialog — choose “Save as PDF”.
Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$58,970
United States, 2025
Employment
13,800
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
35
10 related careers
Career overview
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.
- O*NET code
- 47-2171.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- 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.
- Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
- Use forklifts or cranes to move construction material, such as rebar.
- Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
- Unload rebar from trucks.
- Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
- Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.
Choose a location
Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$43,310
25th percentile
$47,990
75th percentile
$77,320
90th percentile
$104,540
Most important skills
- Coordination3.1
- Critical Thinking3.0
- Operation and Control2.9
- Judgment and Decision Making2.9
- Monitoring2.9
- Operations Monitoring2.8
- Time Management2.8
- Complex Problem Solving2.8
- Quality Control Analysis2.6
- Active Listening2.6
- Speaking2.6
- Reading Comprehension2.6
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 2 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
2
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coordination | 3.1 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
Related careers
Supplemental
National median $76,170
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $58,340
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $48,110
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $43,380
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $49,120
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $47,550
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersSupplemental
National median $65,380
Compare with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| WI | $121,620 | 50 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $118,970 | — | 2025 |
| NJ | $116,110 | — | 2025 |
| WA | $108,970 | 130 | 2025 |
| IL | $105,580 | — | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $105,580 | — | 2025 |
| NV | $102,130 | 460 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $102,080 | 270 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $101,890 | 960 | 2025 |
| NY | $98,040 | 1,110 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $95,670 | 220 | 2025 |
| OR | $93,490 | 240 | 2025 |
| MI | $91,220 | — | 2025 |
| Buffalo, NY | $84,300 | — | 2025 |
| PA | $74,670 | — | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $73,110 | 200 | 2025 |
| LA | $70,700 | 130 | 2025 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $70,700 | 50 | 2025 |
| KY | $66,830 | 40 | 2025 |
| IN | $64,650 | 70 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
Compare the skills of a career you hold today with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers to see shared skills, target-only skills and skill overlap.
Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.