Also called: Sailboat Rigger, Marine Rigger
Builds and tunes the masts, wires, and lines that hold up a sailboat's sails.
Riggers climb masts, swage wire, splice rope, and tune the rig on racing and cruising sailboats. It is part craft, part engineering.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 3 years after high school. On-the-job training at rigging shops.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. Small specialty trade.
Low risk for 10 years. Climbing masts, splicing rope and tuning rigs on each boat is skilled handcraft that stays human.
Classes: Physics, Shop class, Physical education.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9099.
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