Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Building and Construction - Knowledge of materials, methods, and the tools involved in the construction or repair of houses, buildings, or other structures such as highways and roads.
• Mathematics - Knowledge of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, calculus, statistics, and their applications.
• Administration and Management - Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Static Strength - The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects.
• Trunk Strength - The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without "giving out" or fatiguing.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Manual Dexterity - The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects.
• Arm-Hand Steadiness - The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position.
• Extent Flexibility - The ability to bend, stretch, twist, or reach with your body, arms, and/or legs.

• Stamina - The ability to exert yourself physically over long periods of time without getting winded or out of breath.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).

People in this career often do these activities:

• Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
• Install fencing or other barriers.
• Position structural components.
• Install metal structural components.
• Cut metal components for installation.
• Position safety or support equipment.

• Weld metal components.

• Brickmasons and Blockmasons

• Carpenters

• Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers

• Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall

• Pipelayers

• Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters

• Helpers--Roofers

• Fence Erectors

• Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators