According to people in this career, the main tasks are...
| Task | Importance |
|---|---|
| Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability. | 92% |
| Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials. | 91% |
| Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment. | 86% |
| Tilt, dip, and turn suspended loads to maneuver over, under, or around obstacles, using multi-point suspension techniques. | 85% |
| Select gear, such as cables, pulleys, and winches, according to load weights and sizes, facilities, and work schedules. | 85% |
| Dismantle and store rigging equipment after use. | 84% |
| Attach loads to rigging to provide support or prepare them for moving, using hand and power tools. | 84% |
| Manipulate rigging lines, hoists, and pulling gear to move or support materials, such as heavy equipment, ships, or theatrical sets. | 83% |
| Align, level, and anchor machinery. | 83% |
| Install ground rigging for yarding lines, attaching chokers to logs and to the lines. | 81% |
| Load machines onto trucks to prepare for transportation. | 80% |
| Attach pulleys and blocks to fixed overhead structures, such as beams, ceilings, and gin pole booms, using bolts and clamps. | 77% |
| Fabricate, set up, and repair rigging, supporting structures, hoists, and pulling gear, using hand and power tools. | 75% |
| Clean and dress machine surfaces and component parts. | 69% |
