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Overview
Riggers prepare, attach, guide, detach and sometimes install heavy loads, often working with crane operators and lifting equipment on construction or industrial sites.
In job descriptions, look for load rigging, crane load charts, signalling, tower or mobile cranes, construction supplies, remote controls, site inspection, mechanical tools, team work and safety procedures.
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Search jobsWhat the work can involve
Rigger work is physical coordination around heavy loads. The rigger prepares lifting points, attaches gear, communicates with crane operators, guides the load path and checks that the load can be released safely.
Skills and specializations
Useful depth includes rigging terminology, load charts, signalling, tower or mobile crane work, remote controls, mechanical tools, inspection of sites and supplies, and construction safety procedures.
Salary context
Pay expectations are shaped by load size, site risk, crane coordination, responsibility for attachment decisions, travel between sites, shift patterns and whether the role includes installation after the lift.
Career paths
Development can move toward lead rigger duties, lift planning support, crane operation, site logistics, heavy installation work or supervision of lifting teams.
Good to know
Check whether a vacancy names load charts, signalling, rigging gear, crane type and site conditions. Clear adverts explain who plans the lift and who authorizes the final attachment.
Editorial note
This guide is editorial career context, not official labour-market statistics or role-specific pay data.
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O*NET relationships
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O*NET relationships: 3
Millwrights
49-9044.00
Close relationship
The occupations are closely related, but the official mapping does not treat them as exact equivalents.
Open in O*NETRiggers
49-9096.00
Exact relationship
The official mapping treats the O*NET and ESCO occupations as closely equivalent.
Open in O*NETCrane and Tower Operators
53-7021.00
O*NET occupation is broader
The O*NET occupation covers a broader field of work than this ESCO occupation.
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Alternative labels
Occupation group
Riggers and cable splicers (7215)
Source facts
| ESCO URI | http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/b05f53db-b6b0-49bc-aa0c-1790c8c7012b |
|---|---|
| ESCO code | 7215.2 |
| ISCO group | 7215 |
| Concept type | Occupation |