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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

SOC 47-2171.00

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.

Zone 2 Construction and Extraction

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Coordination

3.1

Critical Thinking

3.0

Monitoring

2.9

Operation and Control

2.9

Judgment and Decision Making

2.9

Complex Problem Solving

2.8

Operation Monitoring

2.8

Time Management

2.8

Knowledge Areas 8

Building and Construction

4.6

Mathematics

3.4

Administration and Management

3.4

Design

3.3

English Language

3.3

Engineering and Technology

3.0

Mechanical

2.7

Education and Training

2.6

Key Tasks

1Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.

2Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

3Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.

4Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.

5Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.

Also Known As

Concrete Rod Buster Field Ironworker Iron Installer Iron Worker Iron Worker Foreman Ironworker Ironworker Foreman Post Tensioning Ironworker Rebar Bender Rebar Fabricator