According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions. | 87% |
| Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers. | 86% |
| Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools. | 86% |
| Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches. | 79% |
| Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors. | 79% |
| Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete. | 77% |
| Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment. | 67% |
