National
| Median wages (2008) |
$33.35 hourly, $69,380 annual |
| Employment (2006) |
22,000 employees |
| Projected growth (2006-2016) |
Average (7% to 13%)
|
| Projected need (2006-2016) |
8,000 additional employees |
47-4021.00 - Elevator Installers and Repairers
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
Sample of reported job titles:
Elevator Mechanic, Elevator Service Mechanic, Elevator Adjuster, Elevator Service Technician, Elevator Constructor, Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician, Elevator Technician, Elevator Serviceman, Elevator Troubleshooter, Escalator Service Mechanic
Tasks
- 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.
- Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.
- Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
- Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
- Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.
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Tools & Technology
Tools used in this occupation:
| Graphic recorders — Event recorders; Graphic data recording meters |
| Levels — Laser levels |
| Pressure indicators — Hydraulic pressure gauges; Pressure gauges |
| Screwdrivers — Phillips head screwdrivers |
| Voltage or current meters — Amp meters; Millivoltmeters; Test lamps; Voltmeters |
Technology used in this occupation:
| Analytical or scientific software — Elevator Controls INTERACT; Troubleshooting software; WORLD Electronics Freedomware |
| Electronic mail software — Microsoft Outlook |
| Facilities management software — Computerized maintenance management system CMMS software |
| Spreadsheet software — Microsoft Excel |
| Word processing software — Microsoft Word |
