As of June 2026, Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers has an AI-exposure score of 35/100 (Low exposure) on the AI-Safe Careers index, blending O*NET tasks, the Anthropic Economic Index, the Penn/OpenAI study, and BLS data. This is an estimate of task exposure, not a prediction of job loss.

AI Exposure Score for

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

35/100
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More exposed than 5% of the roles we track. Median pay ~US$58,970. About 1,500 projected openings a year (BLS 2024–34 — growth plus replacement).

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How you compare to similar Construction roles

Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers (you)
35
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35
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34
Continuous Mining Machine Operators
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Your tasks, by AI exposure

Automatable

No automatable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (100%).

Augmentable

No augmentable tasks identified for this role — its real, individually-assessed tasks consistently read as durable (100%).

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

Safer adjacent roles

YOUR ROLE TODAY
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers 35
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80% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$62,780
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Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters
72% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$51,330
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Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers
64% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$58,930
34
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers
56% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$57,020
43
Sheet Metal Workers
48% skills overlap · Elevated exposure · ~US$61,800
50
Brickmasons and Blockmasons
40% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$62,120
38
Carpenters
40% skills overlap · Moderate exposure · ~US$60,580
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Construction Laborers
40% skills overlap · Low exposure · ~US$47,120
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