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Riggers - 49-9096.00

O*NET-SOC Description

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

Sample of Reported Job Titles

  • Rigger
  • Rigging Foreman
  • Machinery Mover
  • Rigging Supervisor
  • Machinery Erector
  • Gantry Rigger
  • Hand Rigger
  • Heavy Lift Rigger
  • Marine Rigger
  • Ship Rigger

SOC Occupation Groups

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Tasks

  • Align, level, and anchor machinery.
  • Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools.
  • Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps.
  • Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts.
  • Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
  • Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use.
  • Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools.
  • Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and then to the lines.
  • Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets.
  • Select gear such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules.
  • Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads, in order to ensure safety of workers and materials.
  • Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
  • Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, and/or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques.

Detailed Work Activities

  • adhere to safety procedures
  • apply cleaning solvents
  • clean equipment or machinery
  • direct and coordinate activities of workers or staff
  • dismantle or reassemble rigging
  • fabricate, assemble, or disassemble manufactured products by hand
  • move or fit heavy objects
  • perform safety inspections in industrial, manufacturing or repair setting
  • position, align, or level machines, equipment, or structures
  • read work order, instructions, formulas, or processing charts
  • repair specialized rigging
  • set up specialized rigging
  • signal directions or warnings to coworkers
  • test mechanical products or equipment
  • use hand or power tools
  • use knowledge of metric system
  • use pneumatic tools
  • use precision measuring tools or equipment
  • verify levelness or verticality, using level or plumb bob

Military Crosswalk Titles

  • NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester (Navy - Enlisted)

Apprenticeship Crosswalk Titles

  • Rigger (Any Industry)
  • Rigger (Ship-Boat Manufacturing)

DOT Crosswalk Titles

  • Acrobatic Rigger
  • Gear Repairer
  • Grip
  • High Rigger
  • Rigger
  • Rigger Apprentice