# Ironworker jobs and career guide

Category: Construction & Carpentry
Page: https://toolupjobs.com/trades/ironworker/
Also called: structural ironworker, rebar worker, reinforcing ironworker, steel erector, rodbuster

Ironworkers erect structural steel, place rebar and install ornamental metal on buildings and bridges.

## Typical US pay
$48k–$105k per year (approximate, entry level to experienced).

## What they do
- Erect and bolt structural steel beams and columns
- Tie and place reinforcing steel (rebar)
- Rig loads and signal cranes
- Weld and install stairs, rails and curtain wall

## Key skills
- Rigging
- Structural welding
- Rebar placement
- Working at heights
- Crane signaling

## Training
3–4 year Ironworkers union apprenticeship.

## Licensing & certifications
AWS welding certs, rigger and signal person certifications.

## Open jobs (0)
None posted right now.