EXHIBIT 24

POWER OF ATTORNEY

LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints each of Joseph B. Hayek and Patrick J. Kennedy, or any of them acting
singly, as the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact (each of such
individuals being referred to herein as an "Attorney-in-Fact"), with full power
and authority as hereinafter described to act on behalf of and in the name,
place and stead of the undersigned to;

(1)prepare, execute in the undersigned's name on the undersigned's behalf, and
submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a Form ID,
including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or appropriate
to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make electronic
filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16(a) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;

(2)prepare, execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an officer and/or director of Worthington Industries, Inc. (the
"Company"); and file with the SEC, Forms 3, 4 and 5 in accordance with Section
16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

(3)do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5,
complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such
Form 3, 4, or 5, as appropriate, with the SEC and, to the extent required, any
stock exchange or similar authority;

(4)obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's behalf,
information regarding transactions in the Company's equity securities from any
third party, including the Company, and any brokers, dealers, employee benefit
plan administrators and trustees, and the undersigned hereby authorizes any such
third party to release such information to such Attorney-in-Fact; and

(5)take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
which, in the opinion of such Attorney-in-Fact, may be of benefit to, in the
best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
that the documents executed by such Attorney-in-Fact on behalf of the
undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
contain such terms and conditions as such Attorney-in-Fact may approve in such
Attorney-in-Fact's discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such Attorney-in-Fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or
could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that such Attorney-in-Fact, or such
Attorney-in-Fact's substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein
granted. The undersigned acknowledges that each of the foregoing
Attorneys-in-Fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the
undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,
unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the
foregoing Attorneys-in-Fact.  This Power of Attorney revokes all previous powers
of attorney with respect to the subject matter of this Power of Attorney.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Power of Attorney as of
April 7, 2021.

/s/B. Andrew Rose
B. Andrew Rose