We are showing 3 live stagehand jobs across the United States. Postings come straight from the companies hiring, so there are no reposted or expired ads in this list. Narrow it down by role, credential or gear on the board.
3 open stagehand jobs across the United States.
Stagehands are the crew that puts the show up and takes it down. A call can mean pushing cases off trucks, building deck and staging, assembling truss, feeding cable to electricians, spotting motors for riggers, or running a followspot. It is physical work on a clock, and every department on the show depends on it happening on time.
Hiring runs through crewing companies, venues, production companies, and IATSE locals that dispatch from referral lists. Big markets with arenas and convention centers keep steady call volume all year, and busy season stacks calls back to back.
Work is booked by the call: a load-in call, a show call, a load-out call, each with its own start time and often a four-hour minimum. Load-outs run late by design, because the truck leaves when the truck is packed, not when the schedule says so.
Reliability is the entire currency. Show up on time with gloves and the right clothes, work the whole call, and the steward or crew lead writes your name down for the next one. Miss a call without notice and the list forgets you fast.
General crew calls usually pay hourly rather than a day rate, commonly in the $18 to $35 range depending on the market and whether the call runs under a union contract, with overtime past the contract threshold. Show calls and minimums vary house to house.
Skilled calls bill above the general rate. Riggers, forklift and lift operators, carpenters, and department heads all price on their skill, and steady hands who can run a truck pack become crew chiefs with rates to match.
OSHA 10 is the baseline site safety card, and OSHA 30 is the longer course supervisors carry. Both are completion cards from OSHA outreach training, not certifications, and plenty of venues, general contractors, and trade-show floors will not badge you without one.
Operator cards work the same way: aerial boom lift, scissor lift, and forklift cards show that an employer trained and evaluated you on the machine, which is what OSHA requires. Fall protection training sits in the same safety category. The verified certification in this department is ETCP rigging, Arena or Theatre, which requires documented rigging hours before you can sit the exam. Deck skills, truss, and motors are self-reported until a crew lead has seen them.
Stagehand is the front door to every technical department. Crews notice who works clean and fast, and the pull toward carpentry, electrics, audio, video, or rigging usually starts with a department head asking for you by name.
The rigging track is the clearest ladder: ground rigger, then up-rigger, then ETCP certification once the documented hours are in. Rigging rates sit well above a general call, and certified riggers stay busy in every arena market.