NorthStar

Occupations/49-9096.00

Riggers

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

High school

Usually a high school diploma, plus some experience or short training.

AI automation risk

34%

More resilient

Human characteristics

68%

Strong human-characteristic mix

Task orientation

69%

Higher automation risk

A day in this job

  • Mostly routine

    Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.

  • Task

    Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.

  • Task

    Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.

The tasks we can read here lean routine. That sits next to the AI risk rank — it is not a forecast that the job disappears.

Core tasks

  1. 01Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
  2. 02Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
  3. 03Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
  4. 04Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.
  5. 05Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
  6. 06Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.

Model drivers (O*NET 1–5)

  • Repeating same tasks3.55
  • Degree of automation1.96
  • Time sitting1.72
  • Originality (ability)2.38
  • Conflict situations3.51
  • Hands-on objects/tools4.50
  • Outdoors / weather4.58
  • Disease exposure1.22
  • Decision freedom3.90

Top abilities

  • Problem Sensitivity3.75
  • Near Vision3.38
  • Multilimb Coordination3.38
  • Depth Perception3.38
  • Control Precision3.38
  • Trunk Strength3.25
  • Oral Comprehension3.25
  • Information Ordering3.25

Essential skills

  • Reading Comprehension3.12
  • Active Listening3.12
  • Writing2.38
  • Speaking3.00
  • Mathematics1.62
  • Science1.38
  • Critical Thinking3.12
  • Active Learning2.62
  • Learning Strategies1.62
  • Monitoring3.12

CIP matches

99.9999NO MATCH

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