Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers build coordination, judgment and decision making and operation and control skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (87%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic | 87% | $63,870 | +8% | None |
| 2 | Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters | 86% | $51,330 | −13% | None |
| 3 | Fence Erectors | 82% | $47,980 | −19% | None |
| 4 | Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers | 79% | $53,750 | −9% | None |
| 5 | Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters | 78% | $47,550 | −19% | None |
| 6 | Foundry Mold and Coremakers | 76% | $48,110 | −18% | None |
| 7 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining | 76% | $57,430 | −3% | None |
| 8 | Riggers | 75% | $62,640 | +6% | None |
| 9 | Tire Builders | 75% | $57,390 | −3% | None |
| 10 | Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters | 75% | $61,390 | +4% | None |
Compared with Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, median $58,970. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as reinforcing iron and rebar workers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
The gaps that show up most often across your top 10 matches.
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A concrete first step, the skills to add, and the hard parts of each job, from O*NET 31.0 education, training and work context data.
87% skill match · $63,870 · +8% pay
Equipment Selection · Installation · Quality Control Analysis
86% skill match · $51,330 · −13% pay
Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
82% skill match · $47,980 · −19% pay
Equipment Selection · Repairing · Equipment Maintenance
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Layout Workers, Metal and Plastic (87% skill match, median $63,870), Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters (86% skill match, median $51,330) and Fence Erectors (82% skill match, median $47,980), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
Among the 25 matches, 9 pay more than reinforcing iron and rebar workers at the median. The biggest increases: Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers (+64%, $96,710), Locomotive Engineers (+38%, $81,410) and Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators (+19%, $70,070).
24 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.