Riggers:

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

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Indiana Average Salary $45,610.00
Average Time to Fill 37 days
Typical Education High school equivalency
Typical Experience Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
10 Year Projected Openings (2016-2026) 332
10 Year Expected Percentage Change (2016-2026) -0.68 %

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Skills Profile



Essential (Soft) Skills

Essential Skills to Employers

Attention to Detail
Work Ethic
Following Directions

Top Job Duties and Responsibilities

Handling and Moving Objects

Employ stationary rigging aboard ship
Handle boat or ship tie-off lines
Set-up specialized rigging
Align equipment or machinery
Dismantle/Reassemble rigging
Dismantle heavy equipment or machinery
Position machines, equipment, or structures

Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment

Clean construction or extraction related tools, equipment, or machinery
Level machines, equipment, or structures
Align machines, equipment, or structures
Repair specialized rigging


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Booster Skills & Certifications

Job Seekers possessing booster skills & certifications, such as those listed below, added to core skills are more marketable, harder to find and expensive to hire.

Hard to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be hard to fill. These skills and certifications make a job seeker more in demand because the skills are not widely available.

Expensive to Fill: Employers find positions requiring these skills to be expensive to fill. Job seekers with these skills and certifications are likely to earn more money.

Skill or Certification Certi - fication Hard to Fill Expensive to Fill
Forklift Operation
Project Management
Audiovisual
Knot Tying
Industrial Engineering Industry Expertise
Heavy Lifting
Lifting Equipment
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