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Rigger

OFO Code: 651501

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
651501
Occupation
Rigger
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6515 · Riggers and Cable Splicers

Official description
Riggers and cable splicers assemble rigging gear to move and position equipment and structural components, or install and maintain cables, ropes and wires on construction sites, buildings or other structures.

Trade occupation in the OFO source

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Scaffolding Rigger, Construction Cable Layer / Puller, Forest / Logging Rigger, Winch Erector, Hoisting Equipment Rigger, Rigger Ropesman, Construction Rigger, Tower Rigger, Rigger (Metal Engineering), Rigger Scaffolder, Ship Rigger, Theatrical Rigger

  • Working as member of crew erecting and repairing derricks for drilling water, gas- and oil-wells
  • Lifting and mounting scenery, lighting and other equipment in theatres and on film sets
  • Installing and maintaining communication towers, aerial cableways, funicular railways, ski lifts and similar infrastructure
  • Joining, repairing and fitting attachments to wires, ropes and cables
  • Estimating the size, shape and weight of objects to be moved and deciding on the type of equipment to
  • Installing and repairing cables, ropes, wires, pulleys and other tackle

2. Demand status

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