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schemaVersion = "role.v1"
slug = "role-47-2171-00"
socCode = "47-2171.00"
title = "Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers"
summary = "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."
aliases = ["Iron Installer", "Iron Worker", "Ironworker", "Rodbuster", "Field Ironworker", "Reinforced Ironworker", "Rodman", "Steel Tier", "Concrete Buster", "Concrete Rod Buster", "Concrete Worker", "Ironworker Welder"]
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jobZone = "2"
jobZoneName = "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
education = "Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not."
experience = "Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training."
svpRange = "(Below 6.0)"

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label = "Less than a High School Diploma"
percentage = 36.56

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label = "High School Diploma"
percentage = 33.86

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label = "Post-Secondary Certificate"
percentage = 29.58

[educationLevel]
category = "High school diploma or equivalent"
slug = "high-school-diploma-or-equivalent"

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medianWage = 59280
meanWage = 62640
pct10Wage = 39470
pct25Wage = 47300
pct75Wage = 74190
pct90Wage = 95530
employment = 14140
areaTitle = "U.S."

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count = 13

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naics = "23"
slug = "23"
title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 12160
medianWage = 59190
lq = 16.33

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naics = "238110"
slug = "238110"
title = "Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 1290
medianWage = 50560
lq = 54.37

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1100
medianWage = 78410
lq = 0.94

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naics = "42"
slug = "42"
title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 340
medianWage = 104970
lq = 0.61

[[industries.top]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 220
medianWage = 49990
lq = 0.27

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naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 130
medianWage = 56840
lq = 0.53

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naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 120
medianWage = 40410
lq = 0.12

[[industries.top]]
naics = "238290"
slug = "238290"
title = "Other Building Equipment Contractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 60
medianWage = 65550

[[industries.top]]
naics = "237130"
slug = "237130"
title = "Power and Communication Line and Related Structures Construction"
level = "National industry"
employment = 50
medianWage = 61980

[[industries.top]]
naics = "238210"
slug = "238210"
title = "Electrical Contractors and Other Wiring Installation Contractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 50
medianWage = 78880

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naics = "238220"
slug = "238220"
title = "Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 40
medianWage = 89500

[[industries.top]]
naics = "238140"
slug = "238140"
title = "Masonry Contractors"
level = "National industry"
medianWage = 64700

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naics = "238110"
slug = "238110"
title = "Poured Concrete Foundation and Structure Contractors"
level = "National industry"
employment = 1290
lq = 54.37

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naics = "23"
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title = "Construction"
level = "Sector"
employment = 12160
lq = 16.33

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naics = "31-33"
slug = "31-33"
title = "Manufacturing"
level = "Sector"
employment = 1100
lq = 0.94

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "42"
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title = "Wholesale Trade"
level = "Sector"
employment = 340
lq = 0.61

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "561320"
slug = "561320"
title = "Temporary Help Services"
level = "National industry"
employment = 130
lq = 0.53

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "56"
slug = "56"
title = "Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 220
lq = 0.27

[[industries.concentrated]]
naics = "54"
slug = "54"
title = "Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services"
level = "Sector"
employment = 120
lq = 0.12

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teleworkable = false
usageTasks = []

[aiOutlook.index]
value = 11
percentile = 7
band = "Low"
version = "ai-exposure-index-v1"
componentCount = 3

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 0
source = "felten_aioe"

[[aiOutlook.index.components]]
percentile = 19
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"

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percentile = 13
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"

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source = "frey"
label = "Computerization probability (Frey & Osborne, 2013)"
value = 0.9
percentile = 78
band = "High"
note = "A pre-LLM (2013) estimate of how automatable this job is by computerization and robotics. Shown for historical context only — it is not part of any current AI ranking."

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alpha = 0
beta = 0.07142857142857142
gamma = 0.14285714285714285

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growthPercent = 4.6
growthPercentile = 72
direction = "About average"
annualOpeningsThousands = 1.5
annualOpeningsPercentile = 22
employment2024Thousands = 19.4
employment2034Thousands = 20.3

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source = "felten_aioe"
label = "Overall AI exposure (Felten et al.)"
value = -1.970997
percentile = 0
band = "Low"
note = "How much this job's abilities overlap with what AI systems can do, across many AI capabilities. A relative research score, not a forecast of job loss."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "eloundou_gamma"
label = "LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou)"
value = 0.14285714285714285
percentile = 19
band = "Low"
note = "Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank."

[[aiOutlook.exposure]]
source = "microsoft_applicability"
label = "AI assistant applicability (Microsoft)"
value = 0.05510986624882566
percentile = 13
band = "Low"
note = "How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement."

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "bls_employment_projections"
version = "2024-2034"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "dingel_neiman"
version = "dingel-neiman-workathome"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "felten_aioe"
version = "felten-raj-seamans-aioe"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "frey_osborne"
version = "frey-osborne-automation"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "microsoft_working_with_ai"
version = "working-with-ai"

[[aiOutlook.sources]]
source = "openai_gpts_are_gpts"
version = "gpts-are-gpts"

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skills = 32
capabilities = 120
tools = 4
relatedRoles = 20

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version = "30.3"
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contentHash = "af07dbf0cc2269a2"

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text = "Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.1.a.1.b"

[[tasks]]
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type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.a"

[[tasks]]
text = "Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.a"

[[tasks]]
text = "Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.v"

[[tasks]]
text = "Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[tasks]]
text = "Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete."
type = "Core"
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[tasks]]
text = "Bend steel rods with hand tools or rod-bending machines and weld them with arc-welding equipment."
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iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ai"

[[emergingTasks]]
text = "Unload rebar from trucks."

[[emergingTasks]]
text = "Use forklifts or cranes to move construction material, such as rebar."

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[[activities]]
name = "Position structural components."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ao"

[[activities]]
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name = "Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements."
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[[activities]]
name = "Position safety or support equipment."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.v"

[[activities]]
name = "Cut metal components for installation."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.l"

[[activities]]
name = "Weld metal components."
iwa = "4.A.3.a.2.ai"

[[capabilities]]
name = "Building and Construction"
family = "knowledge"
value = 4.58

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[[capabilities]]
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name = "Multilimb Coordination"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Manual Dexterity"
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[[capabilities]]
name = "Arm-Hand Steadiness"
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value = 3.5

[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[capabilities]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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[[skills]]
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value = 3.5

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socCode = "47-2221.00"
slug = "role-47-2221-00"
title = "Structural Iron and Steel Workers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "51-2041.00"
slug = "role-51-2041-00"
title = "Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "47-2081.00"
slug = "role-47-2081-00"
title = "Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers"
tier = "Primary-Short"

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socCode = "47-2051.00"
slug = "role-47-2051-00"
title = "Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers"
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title = "Brickmasons and Blockmasons"
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slug = "role-47-2211-00"
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title = "Carpenters"
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title = "Fence Erectors"
tier = "Primary-Long"

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title = "Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers"
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slug = "role-47-3011-00"
title = "Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters"
tier = "Supplemental"

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slug = "construction"

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source = "felten_language_modeling_aioe"
label = "Language modeling occupational exposure"
score = -1.781242
scale = "relative exposure score"
release = "2021-plus-generative-ai-workbooks"
