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Overview

The Rodbuster position involves placing and securing steel bars or mesh in concrete forms to reinforce concrete for building projects. The role emphasizes safety, quality, delivery, and teamwork, grounded in integrity.

Responsibilities

  • Loads and unloads rebar bundles to or from trucks.
  • Carries single or multiple reinforcing bars in 10, 20 or 40-feet lengths alone or as part of a lifting team.
  • Deposits or places rebar pieces in final destination as instructed.
  • Ties pieces of reinforcing bar together using wire and pliers.
  • Uses paint to mark reinforcing bars for cutting or tying.
  • Ties reinforcing bars in-place horizontally for paving or floors, or vertical for columns and walls.
  • Maintains equipment and tools to ensure long lasting use.
  • Reports all violations of applicable laws, regulations or Company policies and procedures promptly.

Requirements

  • A minimum of one year of experience with finishing concrete structures and pier foundations is preferred.
  • One year of experience with steel performed forming systems and pouring concrete is required.
  • High School Diploma or GED is preferred.
  • Must be able to work in constant change in weather and site conditions.
  • Must be able to lift, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, couch, crawl and reach to perform everyday job tasks.
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $25/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$32/hr across 77 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 329 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 194 different employers. 126 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,339 other active welding openings from 721 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

ORION currently has 5 other openings live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Welding Shop in Houston, TX (27), Zachry Group (22), and Austin Industries (16). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $40/hr, Arlington at $39/hr, and Midlothian at $38/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

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Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Rodbuster (Travel) figures were last recalculated when this page was built.