Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Bright outlookJob zone 3: medium preparationO*NET 47-4021.00

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median pay per year, San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX

$56k10th$104kMedian$120k90th

New workers start near $55,700; experienced workers reach $119,580. About 220 people do this job in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.

Job outlook

U.S. projection, 2024 to 2034.

Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent · Training: Apprenticeship

No program is mapped to this career yet. Many careers start from a transfer pre-major or a related program.

The skills O*NET rates most important for the job, with how much of each the work needs on a 1 to 7 scale.

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

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.
Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.
Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.

Share of workers by highest education, from O*NET surveys. It shows what others did, not what you must do.

Job zone 3, medium preparation: Training, an associate degree, or a few years of related experience.

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