Also called: Rodbuster
Places and ties the steel bars inside concrete that make it strong.
You lay out a grid of steel bars on a bridge deck, tie thousands of intersections with wire, and get it ready for the pour.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 3 years after high school. Paid 3-4 year Ironworkers union apprenticeship (or contractor programs): earn while you learn.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Ironworker Apprenticeship.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Rebar-tying robots like TyBot handle flat bridge decks; tying complex walls and columns by hand continues.
Classes: Geometry, Construction CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-2171.
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