Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
49-9096 Riggers
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
National estimates for Riggers
Industry profile for Riggers
Geographic profile for Riggers
National estimates for Riggers:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Riggers:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 17,980 |
4.4 % |
$ 25.05 |
$ 52,100 |
1.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Riggers:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 14.72 |
$ 18.18 |
$ 23.14 |
$ 29.37 |
$ 36.80 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 30,630 |
$ 37,820 |
$ 48,130 |
$ 61,090 |
$ 76,550 |
Industry profile for Riggers:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Riggers are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Riggers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Riggers:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Other Specialty Trade Contractors |
2,440 |
0.34 |
$ 24.68 |
$ 51,330 |
| Ship and Boat Building |
2,340 |
1.62 |
$ 25.07 |
$ 52,150 |
| Building Equipment Contractors |
2,040 |
0.09 |
$ 26.92 |
$ 56,000 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
1,650 |
0.08 |
$ 29.26 |
$ 60,860 |
| Support Activities for Mining |
1,460 |
0.69 |
$ 18.47 |
$ 38,420 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Riggers:
Top paying industries for Riggers:
Geographic profile for Riggers:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Riggers are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Riggers, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Riggers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Texas |
3,810 |
0.31 |
2.44 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
| Louisiana |
2,180 |
1.22 |
9.52 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,570 |
| California |
1,390 |
0.08 |
0.66 |
$ 30.81 |
$ 64,080 |
| Virginia |
1,190 |
0.32 |
2.48 |
$ 26.24 |
$ 54,570 |
| Florida |
880 |
0.10 |
0.80 |
$ 24.74 |
$ 51,460 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Riggers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Louisiana |
2,180 |
1.22 |
9.52 |
$ 18.54 |
$ 38,570 |
| Maine |
430 |
0.72 |
5.68 |
$ 25.64 |
$ 53,320 |
| Hawaii |
200 |
0.36 |
2.84 |
$ 31.36 |
$ 65,220 |
| Virginia |
1,190 |
0.32 |
2.48 |
$ 26.24 |
$ 54,570 |
| Texas |
3,810 |
0.31 |
2.44 |
$ 23.11 |
$ 48,070 |
Top paying states for Riggers:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Oregon |
250 |
0.13 |
1.05 |
$ 38.93 |
$ 80,980 |
| Massachusetts |
340 |
0.10 |
0.79 |
$ 34.80 |
$ 72,390 |
| Alaska |
40 |
0.15 |
1.18 |
$ 34.38 |
$ 71,510 |
| New Jersey |
130 |
0.03 |
0.27 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,580 |
| South Dakota |
40 |
0.09 |
0.67 |
$ 32.52 |
$ 67,640 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Riggers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,220 |
0.42 |
3.31 |
$ 24.49 |
$ 50,940 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
850 |
1.20 |
9.41 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,290 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
770 |
0.21 |
1.68 |
$ 23.59 |
$ 49,060 |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
580 |
6.73 |
52.73 |
$ 30.33 |
$ 63,080 |
| Lafayette, LA |
560 |
3.02 |
23.65 |
$ 16.67 |
$ 34,670 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
470 |
0.05 |
0.43 |
$ 34.43 |
$ 71,620 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
450 |
1.22 |
9.52 |
$ 22.76 |
$ 47,340 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
440 |
5.48 |
42.91 |
$ 17.32 |
$ 36,020 |
| San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
410 |
0.30 |
2.31 |
$ 27.96 |
$ 58,150 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX |
300 |
0.30 |
2.35 |
$ 21.53 |
$ 44,790 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Riggers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Bremerton-Silverdale, WA |
580 |
6.73 |
52.73 |
$ 30.33 |
$ 63,080 |
| Houma-Thibodaux, LA |
440 |
5.48 |
42.91 |
$ 17.32 |
$ 36,020 |
| Lafayette, LA |
560 |
3.02 |
23.65 |
$ 16.67 |
$ 34,670 |
| Baton Rouge, LA |
450 |
1.22 |
9.52 |
$ 22.76 |
$ 47,340 |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC |
850 |
1.20 |
9.41 |
$ 26.10 |
$ 54,290 |
| Odessa, TX |
80 |
1.13 |
8.82 |
$ 22.63 |
$ 47,060 |
| Lake Charles, LA |
90 |
1.01 |
7.88 |
$ 23.87 |
$ 49,640 |
| Midland, TX |
90 |
0.92 |
7.23 |
$ 24.15 |
$ 50,230 |
| Longview, TX |
70 |
0.82 |
6.41 |
$ 22.38 |
$ 46,550 |
| Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX |
110 |
0.76 |
5.92 |
$ 28.75 |
$ 59,790 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Riggers:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA |
130 |
0.12 |
0.91 |
$ 42.83 |
$ 89,080 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
180 |
0.08 |
0.65 |
$ 35.25 |
$ 73,310 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
150 |
0.08 |
0.63 |
$ 35.17 |
$ 73,160 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI |
30 |
0.04 |
0.32 |
$ 34.96 |
$ 72,710 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
250 |
0.10 |
0.77 |
$ 34.77 |
$ 72,320 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
470 |
0.05 |
0.43 |
$ 34.43 |
$ 71,620 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
(8) |
(8) |
(8) |
$ 34.23 |
$ 71,200 |
| Vallejo-Fairfield, CA |
30 |
0.24 |
1.88 |
$ 32.82 |
$ 68,270 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
90 |
0.05 |
0.39 |
$ 31.98 |
$ 66,510 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA |
140 |
0.25 |
1.98 |
$ 31.70 |
$ 65,940 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Riggers:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Riggers:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Riggers:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.
(8) Estimate not released.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
