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Riggers vs Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

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A factual, source-backed comparison of Riggers and Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Riggers Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$62,060
$63,980
Employment · BLS OEWS
24,190
180,270
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
61st pct
22nd pct

At a glance

Dimension Riggers Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
Median pay $62,060 $63,980
Employment 24,190 180,270
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+3.2%) About average (+5.8%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 2,500 16,500
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Most occupations in this zone require training in vocational schools, related on-the-job experience, or an associate's degree.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 61st pct Low · 22nd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk 10th pct · 13% of tasks 24th pct · 17% of tasks
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — Automation-leaning (55.2%)
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman No No

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Problem Sensitivity, Mechanical, Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Near Vision, Operation and Control, Information Ordering, Trunk Strength, Far Vision, Mathematics, Reading Comprehension, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Visualization, Manual Dexterity, Reaction Time, Static Strength, Extent Flexibility, Complex Problem Solving, Judgment and Decision Making, Written Comprehension, Deductive Reasoning.

Specific to Riggers

  • Production and Processing
  • Administration and Management
  • Depth Perception
  • Design
  • English Language
  • Education and Training
  • Oral Comprehension
  • Engineering and Technology

Specific to Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

  • Troubleshooting
  • Repairing
  • Equipment Maintenance
  • Finger Dexterity
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness
  • Equipment Selection
  • Quality Control Analysis
  • Inductive Reasoning

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Spreadsheet software , Electronic mail software , Word processing software .

Specific to Riggers

Specific to Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines

Full profiles

This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Riggers or Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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Sources for this page

Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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Singulariki. "Riggers vs Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130; AI Occupational Exposure (AIOE) Felten, Raj & Seamans; ILO / Gmyrek et al. GenAI exposure gradient 2025; IBS O*NET-SOC ↔ ISCO-08 occupation crosswalk 2022; Frey & Osborne (2013) frey-osborne-automation; Dingel & Neiman (2020) dingel-neiman-workathome. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/riggers-vs-mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanics-except-engines

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Singulariki. (2026). Riggers vs Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/riggers-vs-mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanics-except-engines

BibTeX 
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  title  = {Riggers vs Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines},
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  year   = {2026},
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  url    = {https://singulariki.com/compare/riggers-vs-mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanics-except-engines}
}

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