How to become a Rigger or Cable Splicer

Official title: Riggers and Cable Splicers

Riggers and cable splicers install heavy lifting equipment such as cranes, mobile platforms and booms, connect, repair and install ropes, and install and secure suspension bridge cables in mountains, gorges, fjords, construction sites, oil and gas wells, ships, aircraft, factories and dockyards.

Main tasks

• Install and repair cables, ropes, wires, pulleys and other blocks
• Splice, repair and fit attachments to cables, ropes and wires
• Install and repair derricks for water, oil and gas drilling
• Hoist or rig theatre scenery, lighting and other equipment
• Install and repair cable cars and similar installations

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Demand for Craft and related trades jobs is projected at about 1,519,000 in 2024 and about 1,515,000 in 2030. (-0.3%)
• Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.

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Questions people ask

Is a Rigger or Cable Splicer a growing career in Taiwan?

Demand for this job family is projected to change -0.3% from 2024 to 2030 (National Development Council).

Will AI change the work of a Rigger or Cable Splicer?

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

Sources

• National Development Council: Final manpower demand projections by occupation (職業別最終人力需求推估) (2025 to 2030 (base 2024), 13 job families), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
• 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