Occupation information for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers District Of Columbia

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Typical education needed for entry: High school diploma or equivalent

Typical work experience needed for a job in this occupation: No work experience

Typical on-the-job training once you have a job in this occupation: Apprenticeship

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• 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.
• Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
• Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
• 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.

Tools:

• Bending machines
• Blow torch
• Hickeys
• Power saws
• Pry bars

Technology:

• Computer aided design CAD software
• Data base user interface and query software
• Project management software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word processing software

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