Summary of the Trade
Elevator constructors perform the construction, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of elevators, platform lifts, stairway chair lifts, escalators, moving walks, dumbwaiters, material lifts, and automatic transfer devices. They also perform the construction, operation, inspection, maintenance, alteration and repair of automatic guided transit vehicles such as automated people movers. Individuals perform this work while working at heights, around exposed electrical contacts and moving sheaves and cables.
Workkeys Scores
Applied Mathematics: 4
Graphic Literacy: 5
Workplace Documents: 5
Program Length
3 YEARS
What to Anticipate
Elevator installers and repairers have a physically demanding job. They sit or stand for extensive periods, lift items that can weigh 50–200 pounds, work in cramped quarters inside crawl spaces and machine rooms, and may be exposed to heights in elevator shafts. They also work in dusty and dirty places with oily and greasy equipment in hot or cold environments.
Occupations
Electric Elevator
Hydraulic Elevator
Requirements
- Written Exam
- Reliable travel
- High School Diploma/GED
- Pass a drug test
- 18+ years
- Valid Driver’s License
Required Documents
- Official Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Valid Driver’s License or Valid State
- Identification or Voter’s Registration Card
- DD214 (if applicable)