How to become a Scaffolder

Also called: Scaffolding rigger, Ÿ Scaffolding rigger

Scaffolder erects temporary metal or wooden scaffolding on building sites for construction, renovation, exterior painting and similar purposes. He/she fixes upright members in place and secures horizontal members to uprights to support platforms.

Main tasks

• Erecting temporary metal or wooden scaffolding on building sites

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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• Cladding/Curtain wall erector
• Bricklayer/Blocklayer
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• Concrete form worker
• Cement finisher/Screeder
• Carpenter

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Questions people ask

Will AI change the work of a Scaffolder?

Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

Sources

• International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026

Updated 4 October 2026