Riggers

SOC Code: 49-9096

Riggerss test rigging to ensure safety and reliability. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 84.3/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Operation and Control, Operation and Control, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 84.3Very High
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Median Salary

$62,060

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Job Growth

3.2%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Operation and Control
  • Active Listening
  • Reading Comprehension
  • Coordination
  • Monitoring
  • Critical Thinking
  • Operations Monitoring

Common Tasks

  • 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.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation
Riggers — AI-Proof Careers