Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a ground rigger can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a ground rigger already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Ground riggers assist level riggers assembling temporary suspension structures to support performance equipment. Their work is based on instruction and plans. They work indoor as well as outdoor. They cooperate closely with high riggers.

Also known as rigging crew member, down rigger.

Craft and related trades workers 30 skills on file 5 career moves 2 above 60% overlap Closest: high rigger, 80%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
high rigger 80% covered event scaffolder 60% covered followspot operator 49% covered stagehand 42% covered instrument technician 34% covered ground rigger You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from ground rigger, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a ground rigger already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · A bigger jump

Possible, but expect real retraining rather than a sideways step.

Table 3

Table 3 · What the job itself asks for

A ground rigger needs 11 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • assemble truss constructions constructing
  • assemble performance equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • organise resources for artistic production management skills
  • store performance equipment handling and moving
  • use communication equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • work safely with mobile electrical systems under supervision working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • work with respect for own safety assisting and caring
  • work safely with machines working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • use technical documentation information skills
  • use personal protection equipment assisting and caring
Table 4

Table 4 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a ground rigger does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

Index

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Ground rigger is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

Note

How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a ground rigger’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.