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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Salary in Atlanta, GA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in Atlanta, GA have a median annual salary of $47,480, with 60 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,250 at the 10th percentile to $86,040 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$47,480

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$22.83

Employment

60

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,250
10th
$36,250
25th
$47,480
Median
$65,640
75th
$86,040
90th

Local compared with national

Atlanta, GA

$47,480

Median annual · 2025

United States

$58,970

Median annual · 2025

The Atlanta, GA median is 19.5% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $11,490).

Top skills

  1. 1.CoordinationImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.0
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  4. 4.Operation and ControlImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  6. 6.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Operations MonitoringImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.6
  10. 10.Active ListeningImportance 2.6
  11. 11.SpeakingImportance 2.6
  12. 12.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 2.6

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Application Software SHEAR
  • Applied Systems Associates aSa Rebar
  • OTP ArmaCAD
  • RebarWin

Common 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.
  • Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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