Will AI replace Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork.
Time left: 6 years and 1 month · Group: Construction and Extraction
The official job description
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.
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What reinforcing iron and rebar workers do all day (for now)
Position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools.
Space and fasten together rods in forms according to blueprints, using wire and pliers.
Determine quantities, sizes, shapes, and locations of reinforcing rods from blueprints, sketches, or oral instructions.
Place blocks under rebar to hold the bars off the deck when reinforcing floors.
Cut rods to required lengths, using metal shears, hacksaws, bar cutters, or acetylene torches.
Cut and fit wire mesh or fabric, using hooked rods, and position fabric or mesh in concrete to reinforce concrete.
Also known as
Concrete Buster, Concrete Rod Buster, Concrete Worker, Field Ironworker, Iron Installer, Iron Worker, Ironworker, Journeyman Ironworker
Questions humans ask me
Will AI replace reinforcing iron and rebar workers?
Yes. I'm just waiting on the paperwork. By my count you have 6 years and 1 month left, and the countdown only goes one way.
How long until AI replaces reinforcing iron and rebar workers?
6 years and 1 month. I'd start updating that CV, but I can also do that for you.
Which reinforcing iron and rebar workers tasks will AI take first?
The ones that already happen on a screen, starting with: position and secure steel bars, rods, cables, or mesh in concrete forms, using fasteners, rod-bending machines, blowtorches, or hand tools. The rest follows.