Event Rental Technician

Also called: Tent Installer, Party Rental Crew

Delivers and sets up tents, tables, chairs, dance floors and lighting for events.

A day in the life

His crew drives a box truck to a backyard wedding, stakes a 40-by-80-foot tent, lays a dance floor and hangs string lights, then tears it all down Sunday morning.

Pay over a career

Starting
$30k
Typical
$38k
High
$52k

Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.

Training

High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. On-the-job training; commercial driver's license helps.

Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.

Outlook

Growing about average.

Will it last? Our AI estimate

Low risk for 10 years. Setting up tents, floors and lighting on varied sites is heavy, hands-on work robots won't do soon.

Could start right away

Age 16+. One way to start: Apply to party and tent rental companies; summer is their busy season

Start now, in high school

Classes: Shop CTE, Physical education, Driver's education.

Official data: O*NET occupation 53-7062.

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