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Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers, trained hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 3,750 hours, for REINFORCING IRONWORKER CONCRETE (Existing Title: Reinforcing Metal Worker) (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| REINFORCING IRONWORKER CONCRETE (Existing Title: Reinforcing Metal Worker) | 0471 | Hybrid: 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid (V2): 3,750 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V3): 6,000 to 8,000 hours Hybrid (V4): 4,200 to 6,000 hours Hybrid (V5): 5,600 to 8,000 hours Time-Based: 6,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 4,000 hours Time-Based (V3): 8,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What reinforcing iron and rebar workers earn, by state
Wisconsin has the highest state median for reinforcing iron and rebar workers ($121,620) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($27,120), across the 35 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | $121,620 | $58.47 | 50 |
| New Jersey | $116,110 | $55.82 | Not published |
| Washington | $108,970 | $52.39 | 130 |
| Illinois | $105,580 | $50.76 | Not published |
| Nevada | $102,130 | $49.10 | 460 |
| New York | $98,040 | $47.13 | 1,110 |
| Oregon | $93,490 | $44.95 | 240 |
| Michigan | $91,220 | $43.86 | Not published |
| Pennsylvania | $74,670 | $35.90 | Not published |
| Louisiana | $70,700 | $33.99 | 130 |
| Kentucky | $66,830 | $32.13 | 40 |
| Indiana | $64,650 | $31.08 | 70 |
| California | $63,110 | $30.34 | 2,390 |
| Nebraska | $62,920 | $30.25 | 230 |
| Maryland | $61,640 | $29.64 | Not published |
| Alaska | $61,480 | $29.56 | Not published |
| Missouri | $59,410 | $28.56 | 320 |
| Arizona | $58,230 | $27.99 | 60 |
| Tennessee | $57,920 | $27.84 | 500 |
| Colorado | $56,160 | $27.00 | 260 |
| Virginia | $55,120 | $26.50 | Not published |
| New Mexico | $54,080 | $26.00 | 260 |
| North Carolina | $51,690 | $24.85 | 90 |
| Texas | $50,650 | $24.35 | 3,640 |
| Florida | $50,500 | $24.28 | 1,150 |
| Oklahoma | $50,370 | $24.22 | 130 |
| Utah | $49,040 | $23.58 | 100 |
| Georgia | $47,480 | $22.83 | 80 |
| Arkansas | $45,700 | $21.97 | Not published |
| U.S. Virgin Islands | $45,510 | $21.88 | 40 |
| Alabama | $43,640 | $20.98 | 390 |
| South Carolina | $41,020 | $19.72 | 80 |
| Mississippi | $39,860 | $19.16 | 40 |
| Guam | $36,830 | $17.71 | 400 |
| Puerto Rico | $27,120 | $13.04 | 80 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).