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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in North Carolina

Considering working as a Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers in North Carolina? Here’s what you need to know. 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.

What do Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Make in North Carolina?

For reinforcing iron and rebar workers working in North Carolina, wages run about $51,510 per year (or roughly $24.76/hour).Annual wages span from $41,050 at the 10th percentile to $59,800 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$41,050	$19.73
25th percentile	$48,030	$23.09
Median (50th)	$51,510	$24.76
75th percentile	$59,280	$28.50
90th percentile	$59,800	$28.75

The location quotient — a measure of how concentrated this occupation is in North Carolina nationwide is 0.46, meaning fewer reinforcing iron and rebar workers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, reinforcing iron and rebar workers earn a median of $57,598 per year ($27.69/hour), lower than the North Carolina median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 481,124 reinforcing iron and rebar workers nationwide. In North Carolina alone, around 200 people work in this role. That’s right around the typical state median of 200.

Top North Carolina Metros for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

The largest metro-area employers of reinforcing iron and rebar workers in North Carolina.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	50	$55,220
Greensboro-High Point, NC	30	$41,050

Top States for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers Employment

The table below shows the states where the most reinforcing iron and rebar workers work.

State	Number Employed
Texas	3,530
California	1,660
New York	1,000
Florida	620
Nevada	470
Louisiana	470
Guam	460
Virginia	420
Colorado	400
Oregon	370
Ohio	330
Washington	320
Utah	280
Alabama	240
Pennsylvania	210
North Carolina	200
Arkansas	190
Missouri	190
Georgia	170
Indiana	160

Highest-Paying States for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

Where reinforcing iron and rebar workers earn the most: reinforcing iron and rebar workers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$106,340
Illinois	$102,260
Nevada	$100,100
Oregon	$91,150
Minnesota	$91,090
New York	$81,630
Wisconsin	$81,020
Missouri	$80,330
West Virginia	$79,230
New Jersey	$77,770

Skills

Key reinforcing iron and rebar workers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Key knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

The abilities that matter most for reinforcing iron and rebar workers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers typically:

• 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.
• Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
• Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• 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.

Work Activities

• Handling and Moving Objects
• Getting Information
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work
• Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates
• Training and Teaching Others
• Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information
• Scheduling Work and Activities

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used:

• Application Software SHEAR (project management software)
• Applied Systems Associates aSa Rebar (project management software)
• OTP ArmaCAD (computer aided design cad software)
• RebarWin (data base user interface and query software)
• Spreadsheet software (spreadsheet software)
• Word processing software (word processing software)

Related Careers

Other careers like reinforcing iron and rebar workers include:

• Boilermakers
• Brickmasons and Blockmasons
• Carpenters
• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
• Terrazzo Workers and Finishers
• Construction Laborers

Also Known As

Concrete Buster, Concrete Rod Buster, Concrete Worker, Field Ironworker, Iron Installer, Iron Worker, Ironworker, Ironworker Welder, Journeyman Ironworker, Laborer, Post Tensioning Ironworker, Rebar Bender, Rebar Fabricator, Rebar Production Fabricator, Rebar Rodbuster.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-2171.00