797A NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester: civilian jobs and resume guide
The O*NET Military Crosswalk connects this NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester designation to Riggers. Review each civilian direction's published work details, then keep only experience you can verify. The connection does not prove that you performed a mapped task.
About this designation: The source identifies this designation as NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester. Its shared civilian crosswalk evidence does not establish which duties, tools, credentials, or level of responsibility you personally held.
These are the civilian occupations O*NET connects to this military code. They are options to explore—not a ranking, a license, or proof that you performed every duty listed.
Set up or repair rigging for construction projects, manufacturing plants, logging yards, ships and shipyards, or for the entertainment industry.
Typical national pay$48,210–$80,180Median $62,640 · BLS OEWS 2025
Pay can vary by location, employer, schedule, credentials, and experience.
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Requirements and work details
O*NET Job Zone 2: some preparation is usually needed.
O*NET does not establish a universal civilian license for this occupation. Employers may still require credentials.
Example civilian duties from O*NET
Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
Control movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings or confined spaces, using chainfalls, gin poles, gallows frames, and other equipment.
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Rigger
Summary
Rigger setting up and repairing rigging for construction, manufacturing, logging, ships, and entertainment, while signaling workers, controlling heavy equipment, and selecting gear for safe load movement
Experience
Rigger
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Signaled or directed workers moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials
Controlled movement of heavy equipment through narrow openings using chainfalls and other equipment
Tilted, dipped, and turned suspended loads to maneuver over obstacles using multi-point suspension techniques
Selected gear like cables and pulleys according to load weights and sizes
Attached loads to rigging to support or prepare them for moving using hand and power tools
Skills
Hands-On Work
Attaching rigging, Moving supplies, Operating moving or lifting equipment, Cleaning equipment, Loading materials or equipment, Aligning equipment, Dismantling heavy equipment
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The mapped civilian record lists this task: Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability. Identify comparable experience only if you can verify it.
Also examine this mapped civilian task: Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials. Keep it only if your own service evidence supports it.
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Which parts of your NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester experience can you support when considering the crosswalk direction Riggers?
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Before
Fictional example: In my NAMTS Rigger/Weight Tester assignment, I [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
After
Fictional example: Supported [civilian work area] by [verified task] using [verified tool or record].
Why this wording is fair
Test rigging to ensure safety and reliability.
Signal or verbally direct workers engaged in hoisting and moving loads to ensure safety of workers and materials.
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Editorial reviewer: Rung Guru editorial QA. Approved: 2026-08-09T04:23:34.352273+00:00.
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