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Also called elevator repairer, accessibility and private residence lift tech, accessibility and private residence lift technician and accessibility lift tech.
$109,910
Median pay a year
23,790
People do this work
6
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Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer
Summary
Elevator and escalator installer and repairer assembling, installing, repairing, and maintaining electric and hydraulic systems while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and building codes
Experience
Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Assembled, installed, repaired, and maintained elevators, escalators, moving sidewalks, and dumbwaiters using hand and power tools
Inspected wiring connections, control panel hookups, and door installations to ensure proper equipment operation
Disassembled defective units and repaired or replaced parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring
Checked that safety regulations and building codes were met, completing service reports to verify conformance to standards
Located malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and control systems using test equipment
Read and interpreted blueprints to determine the layout of system components and select installation equipment
Maintained log books detailing all repairs and checks performed
Skills
Core Skills
Assembling production equipment, Inspecting industrial equipment, Installing metal components, Reviewing blueprints and specifications, Evaluating construction projects, Locating equipment or materials, Inspecting electrical systems, Testing electrical equipment, Driver's license, Installing systems
Technical Skills
Maintaining mechanical equipment
Education
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Inspected wiring connections and control panel hookupsAssembled and installed elevators and escalatorsDisassembled defective units and replaced partsChecked safety regulations and completed service reportsLocated malfunctions in brakes and control systemsAdjusted safety controls and door mechanisms
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Inspected wiring connections and control panel hookups to ensure proper functionality and safety compliance
Disassembled defective elevator and escalator units, replacing faulty parts to restore operational efficiency
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Inspected wiring connections and control panel hookups, reducing equipment failures and downtime
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Reduced equipment failures and downtimeIncreased safety for users and operatorsImproved overall system reliability
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Mention if you were trusted to handle complex repairs or lead repairs
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Disassembled defective elevator and escalator units, replacing faulty parts to restore operational efficiency
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Trained new hires on repair processesHandled high-priority repair jobs
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Assembling production equipment
Inspecting industrial equipment
Installing systems
Maintaining mechanical equipment
Installing metal components
Reviewing blueprints and specifications
Evaluating construction projects
Locating equipment or materials
Inspecting electrical systems
Testing electrical equipment
Threading wire or cable
Welding metal components
The work itself
What an Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer does
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Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
What it pays
How much does an Elevator and Escalator Installer and Repairer make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$79,290
Median
$109,910
75th percentile
$135,720
About 23,790 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$96,290
$103,700
$105,440
AR
$56,140
$61,530
$106,000
CA
$120,900
$141,180
$161,230
CO
$74,150
$123,360
$125,950
DC
$81,030
$122,570
$122,570
FL
$71,100
$104,730
$114,180
GA
$56,750
$83,500
$107,990
IA
$86,850
$115,300
$118,300
IL
$94,850
$133,690
$160,450
IN
$63,490
$92,390
$122,330
KS
$57,510
$84,760
$138,860
KY
$41,130
$42,670
$61,420
MA
$83,020
$138,420
$153,760
MD
$96,120
$122,260
$123,710
ME
$85,050
$143,690
$154,260
MI
$60,760
$99,140
$139,690
MN
$102,320
$128,020
$131,040
MO
$124,120
$126,750
$134,820
MT
$61,150
$90,370
$98,360
NC
$48,330
$107,700
$122,770
NE
$75,650
$117,690
$122,410
NJ
$125,040
$137,920
$167,130
NM
$59,800
$71,430
$100,800
NV
$126,270
$141,950
$165,790
NY
$108,940
$135,720
$153,220
OH
$72,950
$105,020
$116,870
OK
$57,330
$105,430
$120,710
OR
$98,670
$138,600
$146,790
PA
$77,700
$117,250
$125,750
PR
$37,700
$38,190
$45,030
SC
$75,810
$90,860
$106,950
SD
$99,050
$116,320
$119,240
TN
$77,080
$100,490
$106,940
TX
$74,180
$102,140
$109,650
UT
$67,120
$81,060
$114,670
VA
$74,880
$108,250
$125,740
WA
$100,710
$137,180
$153,370
WI
$60,140
$77,640
$94,080
Other names
Other names for this job
elevator repairer, accessibility and private residence lift tech, accessibility and private residence lift technician, accessibility lift tech, accessibility lift technician, building serviceman, contract serviceman, elevator adjuster, elevator builder, elevator constructor, elevator erector, elevator examiner.
More names for this work
elevator installation worker, elevator installer, elevator lift tech, elevator lift technician, elevator mechanic, elevator repair and maintenance tech, elevator repair and maintenance technician, elevator service mechanic, elevator service tech, elevator service technician, elevator serviceman, elevator tech, elevator technician, elevator troubleshooter, elevator worker, escalator installer, escalator maintenance technician, escalator mechanic, escalator service mechanic, freight elevator erector, hydraulic elevator constructor, installer, platform power tech, platform power technician, repair maintenance worker, transit elevator maintenance technician.
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Military jobs this work counts as
From the crosswalk the US Department of Labor publishes itself. If one of these was your job, this page is about the civilian work it maps to.
764A Shipboard Elevator Electrical Maintenance
743B Shipboard Elevator Mechanical Maintenance
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This page is about the occupation Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.