steeplejack
Steeplejacks are specialised heightworkers who safely scale the outside of buildings and structures to perform critical work.
steeplejack steeplejacks are specialised heightworkers who safely scale the outside of buildings and structures to perform critical work. The role shows moderate AI exposure (0.50 on a 0-1 scale) — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. The most in-demand skills for the role include climbing equipment, handle equipment while suspended, work ergonomically, work from suspended access cradle, spot other climbers.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £32,446 a year for Construction operatives n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £26,836 to £37,754 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 8159). ONS rates this estimate precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Craft and related trades workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only steeplejack, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 7. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
Top skills
Frequently asked questions
What does steeplejack do?
Steeplejacks are specialised heightworkers who safely scale the outside of buildings and structures to perform critical work.
What skills does steeplejack need?
The most in-demand skills for this role include climbing equipment, handle equipment while suspended, work ergonomically, work from suspended access cradle, spot other climbers, work in a construction team. These are the skills O*NET identifies as most important for competent performance.
Will AI replace steeplejack?
Our AI-durability model gives steeplejack a score of 0.50 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at moderate AI exposure — some tasks are being automated but the role adapts. Learning to work with AI tools rather than against them is the path forward.