Riggers Career

The role of Riggers is to set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $62,020 and $30 per hour. 9 vocational programs could be taken for the Riggers career. Based on BLS data, a total of 23,870 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Riggers is $19,593. The average length of the programs is 906 hours and the average completion time is 10.87 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Riggers Career

2024 Average Tuition and Time for Preparing Riggers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Electrician	491	$15,963	$1,364	587 Hours	11.99 Months
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	50	$23,032	-	-	-
Mechanics and Repairers	1,213	$12,850	$700	694 Hours	11.48 Months
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	117	$13,053	$1,530	694 Hours	11.48 Months
Gunsmithing/Gunsmith	14	$28,723	$7,410	1,945 Hours	14.00 Months
Locksmithing and Safe Repair	2	$20,875	$2,200	900 Hours	10.00 Months
Energy Systems Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Solar Energy System Installation and Repair Technology/Technician	3	-	-	-	-
Diver, Professional and Instructor	9	$26,094	$2,191	614 Hours	6.25 Months

Related Occupations to Riggers Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Riggers.

Related Occupations toRiggers
Occupation	Total Employees	Annual Wages	Hourly Rate
Lighting Technicians	9,520	$73,250	$35
Pile Driver Operators	3,010	$70,260	$34
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators	450K	$62,180	$30
Structural Iron and Steel Workers	63,780	$68,220	$33
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	32,630	$55,500	$27
Roustabouts, Oil and Gas	43,830	$47,730	$23
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	177K	$64,340	$31
Industrial Machinery Mechanics	413K	$63,690	$31
Maintenance Workers, Machinery	58,040	$58,500	$28
Millwrights	37,930	$64,310	$31
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers	120K	$85,900	$41
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	102K	$38,720	$19
Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers	29,810	$62,860	$30
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters	57,810	$50,640	$24
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	33,020	$47,120	$23
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing	61,250	$40,360	$19
Crane and Tower Operators	42,260	$68,040	$33
Dredge Operators	940	$53,700	$26
Hoist and Winch Operators	2,230	$65,810	$32
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	779K	$45,720	$22

Vocational Programs for Riggers Career

24K

$29.82

$62,020

Vocational Programs to Prepare Riggers Career

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