Elevator installers and repairers install, maintain, and fix elevators, escalators, moving walkways, and other lifts.

Elevator installers and repairers often work in cramped areas inside crawl spaces and machine rooms, and they may work at heights in elevator shafts. Most elevator installers and repairers work full time. Repairers may be on call 24 hours a day or may need to work overtime.

Elevator installers and repairers typically need a high school diploma or equivalent. Nearly all learn how to do the work through an apprenticeship. Most states require workers to be licensed.

The median annual wage for elevator installers and repairers was $84,990 in May 2019.

Employment of elevator installers and repairers is projected to grow 7 percent from 2019 to 2029, faster than the average for all occupations. New installation and maintenance of elevators and escalators in stores and residential and commercial buildings is expected to spur demand for workers.

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