Also called: FAA Master Rigger
Inspects, repairs, and packs parachutes, including emergency reserve chutes.
Riggers carefully fold and pack reserve parachutes that must open perfectly, repair torn canopies, and inspect gear. The military trains many riggers.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 1 year after high school. FAA senior or master parachute rigger certificate.
Ways in: Certification, Military, On-the-job training. Training cost: Under $15k.
Growing slowly. No separate BLS projection; estimate based on related occupations.
Low risk for 10 years. Inspecting, sewing and packing reserve chutes that must open is meticulous hand work under FAA certification.
Age 18+. One way to start: Sign up for a rigger course at a skydiving center, then take the FAA tests First: FAA Senior Parachute Rigger certificate (a 1–2 week course plus FAA tests)
Classes: Sewing/fashion or upholstery, Shop class, Physics, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 49-9099.
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