O*NET-SOC 47-2171.00 / model V11 rated-task engine

Will AI replace
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?

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.

Estimated AI task exposure

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

9 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

16/100

Physical moat

85/100

Human moat

17/100

Rating coverage

100%

9 task statements / 9 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.

Importance 86/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 78/100Weight 0.89

Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.

Importance 85/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 71/100Weight 0.87

Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.

Importance 83/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 73/100Weight 0.87

Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.

Importance 78/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 72/100Weight 0.84

Use forklifts or cranes to move construction material, such as rebar.

Importance 81/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 55/100Weight 0.82

Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.

Importance 70/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.79

Unload rebar from trucks.

Importance 74/100Relevance 99/100Frequency 56/100Weight 0.79

Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.

Importance 73/100Relevance 96/100Frequency 61/100Weight 0.79

Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment.

Importance 65/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 48/100Weight 0.74

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$58,970

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

13,800

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

-5.3%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

1

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

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