skydivenaked 0 #1 May 9, 2003 Does anybody know how much a good rigger can make? My brother is getting out of the military soon and has enlisted (sorry for the pun) my assistance in helping him find a job. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,009 #2 May 10, 2003 It varies a lot. It depends on what you want to do - 'commercial' rigging, general skydiver rigging etc. What rating you have also matters. For a senior rigger who does a reserve a day in their "spare time" you could net $18k a year. That requires you get business from 120 people. If you manage to get a job with a school that has a big student and tandem business, and you pack mains as well, you could get closer to $30k. Master riggers can get somewhat more. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZigZag 0 #3 May 10, 2003 Most riggers that rig in their spare time might add a fair amount of pocket change to their income, but the real value is to work in a busy loft. Expect to be payed around $25.- to $30.- per pack job. Additional maintenance and repairs will augment the income. In addition you will have the benefit of learning a great deal from your peers in the loft, besides having the equipment to do the maintenance to begin with. Most lofts are closely associated with the DZ, by virtue of being right there. It is far more complex for someone that runs an independent loft. 15K to 30K sounds right, but you are going to work for it. Neither can you expect full time work in every geographical region, as Skydiving is seasonally dependant. Few lofts and DZ's run full time, or year round, and competition is out there. I don't want to knock independant riggers, because we all were there, or are there, just make sure you can take on the task and don't neglect needed maintenance, when such a situation arises. If you are serious about rigging you'll pretty much know what you will have to do, to keep your customers' equipment safe and in good working order. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
betzilla 56 #4 May 10, 2003 never apologize for a good pun. I'm not sure what he could earn here, but we are looking for some rigging help at Para Concepts (the loft at Skydive Chicago). If he's interested, have him email a resume to betsy@para-concepts.com. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 0 #5 May 10, 2003 Quote It is far more complex for someone that runs an independent loft. Amen Brother!! While we do have an affiliation with 1 DZ, we are not on site and consider ourselves an independent loft. It involves arranging pick-ups at different DZs, having software that can track your customers and their repack/cypres schedules so you can anticipate material needs. Proper record keeping of customer information to allow us to give customers a heads up with things like 4-year maintenances are due. Scheduling and time management so things like weight belts are made on time. Well thats all the stuff that I do anyway Don't even get me started on our out of state customers, which require even more planning, so they don't have any down time. Or we try for no down time anyway. Fly it like you stole it! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
