Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
SOC Code: 47-4021
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairerss inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly. This career typically requires medium preparation (1-2 years). With an AI-proof score of 83.2/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Repairing.
AI-Proof Score: 83.2 — Very High
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Median Salary
$106,580
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Job Growth
5.0%
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Training Time
Medium preparation (1-2 years)
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Job Zone
Zone 3 / 5
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Training Cost
~$15,000
Key Skills
- •Equipment Maintenance
- •Repairing
- •Troubleshooting
- •Quality Control Analysis
- •Operations Monitoring
- •Critical Thinking
- •Installation
Common Tasks
- ✓Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
- ✓Assemble, install, repair, and maintain elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, and dumbwaiters, using hand and power tools, and testing devices such as test lamps, ammeters, and voltmeters.
- ✓Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
- ✓Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
- ✓Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
Training & Resources
Why AI-Proof?
- ✅Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
- ✅Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
- ✅Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
- ✅Social and regulatory barriers to full automation