Skilled Trades

Riggers

Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.

Median salary

$62,060

Typical range

$39k – $100k

Job outlook

+3% (about average)

AI exposure

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Education

Typical entry: No degree required

•Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
•Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
•Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
•Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
•Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.

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Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.