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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
47-2171 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.
National estimates for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Industry profile for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
Geographic profile for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers
National estimates for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 16,420 |
7.1 % |
$ 28.35 |
$ 58,960 |
2.4 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.75 |
$ 21.73 |
$ 23.48 |
$ 35.33 |
$ 46.94 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,930 |
$ 45,190 |
$ 48,830 |
$ 73,490 |
$ 97,630 |
Industry profile for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
11,590 |
1.24 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,570 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,130 |
0.15 |
$ 26.36 |
$ 54,820 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
490 |
0.14 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,620 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
480 |
0.07 |
$ 33.07 |
$ 68,780 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
460 |
0.12 |
$ 16.09 |
$ 33,460 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
11,590 |
1.24 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,570 |
| Nonresidential Building Construction |
1,130 |
0.15 |
$ 26.36 |
$ 54,820 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
490 |
0.14 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,620 |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Manufacturing |
460 |
0.12 |
$ 16.09 |
$ 33,460 |
| Utility System Construction |
420 |
0.08 |
$ 35.46 |
$ 73,760 |
Top paying industries for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Utility System Construction |
420 |
0.08 |
$ 35.46 |
$ 73,760 |
| Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction |
490 |
0.14 |
$ 35.39 |
$ 73,620 |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
480 |
0.07 |
$ 33.07 |
$ 68,780 |
| Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors |
11,590 |
1.24 |
$ 29.12 |
$ 60,570 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
40 |
(7) |
$ 28.73 |
$ 59,750 |
Geographic profile for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,200 |
0.34 |
2.95 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,100 |
| California |
2,430 |
0.15 |
1.26 |
$ 32.44 |
$ 67,480 |
| New York |
1,430 |
0.17 |
1.42 |
$ 35.38 |
$ 73,600 |
| Tennessee |
930 |
0.31 |
2.67 |
$ 21.63 |
$ 44,990 |
| Virginia |
730 |
0.19 |
1.67 |
$ 23.70 |
$ 49,300 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
4,200 |
0.34 |
2.95 |
$ 22.17 |
$ 46,100 |
| Tennessee |
930 |
0.31 |
2.67 |
$ 21.63 |
$ 44,990 |
| District of Columbia |
170 |
0.25 |
2.17 |
$ 28.31 |
$ 58,880 |
| Maryland |
620 |
0.25 |
2.11 |
$ 28.89 |
$ 60,100 |
| Virginia |
730 |
0.19 |
1.67 |
$ 23.70 |
$ 49,300 |
Top paying states for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,700 |
0.59 |
5.03 |
$ 22.87 |
$ 47,570 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,270 |
0.35 |
3.04 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,250 |
0.14 |
1.24 |
$ 36.25 |
$ 75,410 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
710 |
0.24 |
2.09 |
$ 27.30 |
$ 56,790 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
610 |
0.11 |
0.92 |
$ 31.95 |
$ 66,450 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
480 |
0.11 |
0.98 |
$ 46.64 |
$ 97,000 |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
410 |
0.38 |
3.29 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 47,320 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
300 |
0.24 |
2.08 |
$ 29.07 |
$ 60,460 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
300 |
0.13 |
1.14 |
$ 32.22 |
$ 67,020 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
260 |
0.26 |
2.22 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,850 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,700 |
0.59 |
5.03 |
$ 22.87 |
$ 47,570 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
60 |
0.43 |
3.69 |
$ 26.28 |
$ 54,660 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
140 |
0.39 |
3.35 |
(8) |
(8) |
| Austin-Round Rock, TX |
410 |
0.38 |
3.29 |
$ 22.75 |
$ 47,320 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,270 |
0.35 |
3.04 |
$ 22.27 |
$ 46,330 |
| Knoxville, TN |
120 |
0.32 |
2.73 |
$ 19.91 |
$ 41,420 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL |
80 |
0.32 |
2.72 |
$ 21.01 |
$ 43,690 |
| Corpus Christi, TX |
50 |
0.29 |
2.52 |
$ 23.29 |
$ 48,430 |
| Naples-Immokalee-Marco Island, FL |
40 |
0.27 |
2.28 |
$ 23.17 |
$ 48,200 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
260 |
0.26 |
2.22 |
$ 19.64 |
$ 40,850 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
480 |
0.11 |
0.98 |
$ 46.64 |
$ 97,000 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 42.48 |
$ 88,350 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 36.27 |
$ 75,440 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
1,250 |
0.14 |
1.24 |
$ 36.25 |
$ 75,410 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
40 |
0.05 |
0.45 |
$ 36.11 |
$ 75,100 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.63 |
$ 69,950 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 33.17 |
$ 69,000 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
300 |
0.13 |
1.14 |
$ 32.22 |
$ 67,020 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
610 |
0.11 |
0.92 |
$ 31.95 |
$ 66,450 |
| Reno, NV |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 31.43 |
$ 65,380 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
