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Overview
Ground riggers help assemble temporary suspension structures for performance equipment, following plans and instructions indoors or outdoors while coordinating with high riggers.
In job descriptions, look for truss constructions, rigging plots, chain hoists, performance equipment, technical documentation, communication equipment, personal protection, machine safety and stock of rigging equipment.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Ground riggers work at event sites before, during or after production. They assemble truss constructions, organise performance equipment, use technical documentation and coordinate with high riggers so suspended systems are ready for use.
Skills and specializations
Useful strengths include reading rigging plots, handling chain hoists, using communication equipment, storing performance equipment and working safely with machines and mobile electrical systems under supervision.
Salary context
Salary context depends on event scale, indoor or outdoor site, equipment responsibility, working hours, rigging documentation, chain-hoist work, stock duties and whether the role includes design or only assembly support. This guide does not provide salary amounts.
Career paths
Experience can lead toward high rigging, rigging plot design, technical resource coordination, chain-hoist maintenance, event production supervision or broader stage and performance-equipment work.
Good to know
Check whether vacancies mention ground work, heights, truss, hoists, outdoor events, touring work or supervision. The boundary between ground support and high rigging should be clear before accepting the role.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context. It is not official labour-market statistics or role-specific salary data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 2
Millwrights
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The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETRiggers
49-9096.00
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
rigger (7215.2)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/cadbf9af-1da0-406f-8282-b6d27a7e1a74 |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7215.2.2 |
| ISCO group | 7215 |
| Concept type | Occupation |