Ohio Crane & Rigging Services

Hiring a Crane & Rigging Service in Ohio

Buildermuse currently lists 7 crane & rigging services in Ohio, averaging 4.7 stars across 181 verified Google reviews. Every firm listed clears the 4.0-star bar, and with ratings this close together, review volume is the better tiebreaker — a 4.6 backed by hundreds of reviews usually beats a 5.0 with a dozen. Most of the crews above operate out of Akron, Canton, and Cleveland.

Ohio does not require a state-level general contractor license. Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and other cities handle general contractor licensing. State-level licensing exists for electrical, plumbing, and HVAC trades through the Construction Industry Licensing Board. With no statewide license for this work, checking city and county requirements — plus active insurance — falls on you as the hiring party.

Labor is the biggest line item on most bids, and the Ohio market sets the floor: construction workers here average $37.30 an hour — about $77,584 a year — across 260,262 workers statewide, per Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Use that figure as a sanity check when comparing quotes — a bid priced far below market labor rates usually means subcontracted or uninsured crews.