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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers: reported tasks and exploration worksheet

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.

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This source lists 9 tasks, including 9 marked Core and 0 marked Supplemental. Labels and dates are retained below. Employers can combine or divide these responsibilities differently; explore the task itself before assuming it belongs in every version of the role.

Task source dates: 08/2026.

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Core · Task 13567 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 13569 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 13568 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 24051 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 13571 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 24052 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

Unload rebar from trucks.

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Core · Task 13570 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 13572 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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Core · Task 13573 · 08/2026 · Incumbent

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

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