POWER OF ATTORNEY FOR
SECTION 16 REPORTING OBLIGATIONS


Know all by these presents, that the undersigned's hereby makes, constitutes and
appoints John P. McConnell, George P. Stoe and Dale T. Brinkman as the
undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact, with full power and authority as
hereinafter described 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, acknowledge, deliver and file Forms 3, 4, and 5
(including amendments thereto) with respect to the securities of Worthington
Industries, an Ohio corporation (the "Company"), with the United States
Securities and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange, and the
Company, as considered necessary or advisable under Section 16(a) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, as amended from time to time (the "Exchange Act");

(3)	seek or obtain, as the undersigned's representative and on the undersigned's
behalf information on transactions in the Company's securities from any third
party, including brokers, employee benefit plan administrators and trustees and
the undersigned hereby authorizes any such person to release any such
information to the undersigned and approves and ratifies any such release of
information; and

(4) 	perform any and all other acts which in the discretion of such
attorney-in-fact are necessary or desirable for and on behalf of the undersigned
in connection with the foregoing.

The undersigned acknowledges that:

(1)	this Power of Attorney authorizes but does not require such attorney in fact
to act in their discretion on information provided to such attorney in fact
without independent verification of such information

(2)	any documents prepared and/or executed by such attorney in fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to the Power of Attorney will be in such form and will
contain such information and disclosure as such attorney in fact, in his
discretion, deems necessary or desirable;

(3)	neither the company nor such attorney-in-fact assumes (i) any liability for
the undersigned's responsibility to comply with the requirements of the Exchange
Act (ii) any liability of the undersigned for any failure to comply with such
requirements, or (iii) any obligation or liability of the undersigned for profit
disgorgement under Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act; and

(4)	this Power of Attorney does not relieve the undersigned from responsibility
for compliance with the undersigned's obligations under the Exchange Act,
including without limitation the reporting requirements under Section 16 of the
Exchange Act.

The undersigned hereby gives and grants the foregoing attorney-in-fact full
power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever
requisite, necessary or appropriate to be done in and about the foregoing
matters as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could
do if present, hereby ratifying all that such attorney-in-fact of, for and on
behalf of the undersigned, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this Limited Power of Attorney.

This Power of Attorney shall be valid until such time as it is revoked by the
undersigned in writing.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his hand this 13th day of
June, 2011.


/s/ Ozey K Horton, Jr.

Ozey K. Horton, Jr.



STATE OF OHIO,
COUNTY OF FRANKLIN, ss:

Before me appeared Ozey K. Horton, Jr., who acknowledged that he did sign the
foregoing Power of Attorney, witness my hand the 13th day of June, 2011.


/s/Barbara J Watson
Notary Public, State of Ohio
My Commission Expires 10-06-12