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Automation Risk Analysis

Will “Reinforced Ironworker” be Automated?

Historical Context: Oxford Study (2013)

Ranked #534 of 702. Estimated risk: 90.0%

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AI Exposure Risk

13%

“Reinforced Ironworker” will almost certainly not be replaced by AI.

Based on the cognitive demands, communication requirements, and logical reasoning intrinsic to this occupation according to O*NET data, we project a 13% probability of disruption by generative AI and Large Language Models.

Automation & Robot Risk

59%

“Reinforced Ironworker” will maybe be replaced by robots.

Evaluating the physical dexterity, repetitive motion tasks, and manual labor associated with this role, our analysis indicates a 59% likelihood of substitution by advanced robotics systems.

Personal & Financial Insights

Every occupation has a unique profile. For Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and O*NET classify the day-to-day work broadly as: 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.

Avg. Annual Salary $62,640
Avg. Hourly Wage $30.11
Available Jobs (US) 14,140
Job Title & Hierarchy Code (SOC) Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers #47-2171
Wage vs. National Median
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Data is based on the reference occupation: “Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers”

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Core Skills & Abilities

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Technologies & Software

  • Applied Systems Associates aSa Rebar
  • Spreadsheet software
  • OTP ArmaCAD
  • RebarWin
  • Application Software SHEAR
  • Word processing software
  • Buildots AI
  • Procore AI
  • Gemini for Workspace
  • ChatGPT (OpenAI)
  • Autodesk Construction AI
  • Chokers
  • Hard hats
  • Protective gloves
  • Rigging equipment
  • Hacksaws
  • Socket wrenches
  • Shear lines
  • Hydraulic cable cutters
  • Measuring tapes
  • Portable hydraulic rod benders
  • Safety harnesses
  • Tuggers
  • Electric drills
  • Metal shears
  • Chain slings
  • Hickey bars
  • Hydraulic crimpers
  • Tie wire reel
  • Notebook computers
  • Crowbars
  • Shackle straps
  • Wire snips
  • Torches
  • Adjustable widemouth pliers
  • Scaffolding
  • Welders
  • Pneumatic hammers
  • Wrecking bars
  • Double lanyards
  • Hard sole boots
  • Caulking guns
  • Wire twisters
  • Air compressors
  • Rebar benders
  • Automatic rebar tying tools
  • Grease guns
  • Hole saws
  • Cutoff saws
  • Personal computers
  • Rebar cutters
  • Beam spreaders
  • Arc welding equipment
  • Bolt cutters
  • Workshop cranes
  • Swaging tools
  • Jig saws
  • Utility knives
  • Tie wire reels
  • Acetylene torches

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