What You'll Do

  • Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
  • Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
  • Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
  • Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
  • 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 rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.

Essential Skills

Coordination 3.12/5
Critical Thinking 3.0/5
Monitoring 2.88/5
Operation and Control 2.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.88/5
Complex Problem Solving 2.75/5
Operations Monitoring 2.75/5
Time Management 2.75/5
Reading Comprehension 2.62/5
Active Listening 2.62/5
Speaking 2.62/5
Quality Control Analysis 2.62/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.

Common styles

Dependability, Attention to Detail, Cautiousness, Stress Tolerance, Perseverance

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Static Strength 3.88/5
Trunk Strength 3.88/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.75/5
Manual Dexterity 3.62/5
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.5/5
Extent Flexibility 3.5/5
Stamina 3.38/5
Near Vision 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

Application Software SHEAR Applied Systems Associates aSa Rebar OTP ArmaCAD RebarWin Spreadsheet software Word processing software

Work Environment & Strengths

Common Strengths for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.51/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.37/5)
  • Cautiousness (High importance: 4.17/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 3.85/5)
  • Perseverance (High importance: 3.84/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Concrete Buster Concrete Rod Buster Concrete Worker Field Ironworker Iron Installer Iron Worker Ironworker Journeyman Ironworker Post Tensioning Ironworker Rebar Bender Rebar Fabricator Rebar Production Fabricator Rebar Rodbuster Rebar Tier Rebar Worker Reinforced Ironworker Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Reinforcing Iron Worker Reinforcing Metal Worker Reinforcing Rod Layer Reinforcing Steel Worker Rod Buster Rodbuster Rodman Steel Rod Buster Steel Tier Structural Ironworker