Riggers

Top 3 Rigger Jobs

  • Installation Tech (Rigger) - Oceaneering International, Inc. - Morgan City, LA

    Perform rigging and lifting activities, ensuring compliance with project specifications and safety standards. * Inspect rigging equipment, such as slings, chains, shackles, and hoists, to ensure safe ...

  • Construction Project Manager - ProLift Rigging Co - Manassas, VA

    ProLift Rigging is a privately owned, purpose-driven industrial construction company that has a unique, opportunistic, and growth-oriented culture. OUR PURPOSE To acknowledge and glorify God by ...

  • Foundry Process Improvement Engineer - voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC - Decatur, IL

    Rig new castings as well as improve rigging on current products. Provide input to the methods drawings in order to maintain legacy of successful rigging . * Design and carry out test trials targeting ...

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What Riggers Do

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


Rigger Salaries

  • 2020 employment: 21,300
  • May 2021 median annual wage: $48,130

Job Outlook for Riggers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

  • Number of new jobs: 2,600
  • Growth rate: 12 percent (Faster than average)

How to Become a Rigger

Education and training:

  • Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent
  • Work experience in a related occupation: None
  • Typical on-the-job training: Moderate-term on-the-job training

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