Elevator Installer or Repairer

Course Advisor
Washington, District of Columbia, US
$40.9K-$121.2K a year
Full-time
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What Does it Take to Be an Elevator Installer or Repairer?

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

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  • Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
  • Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors.
  • Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions.
  • 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.
  • Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.
  • Assemble elevator cars, installing each car’s platform, walls, and doors.

What Every Elevator Installer or Repairer Should Know

These are the skills Elevator Installers and Repairers say are the most useful in their careers :

  • Repairing : Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
  • Troubleshooting : Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
  • Equipment Selection : Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
  • Operation Monitoring : Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
  • Equipment Maintenance : Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
  • Quality Control Analysis : Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.

Salary for an Elevator Installer or Repairer

The typical yearly salary for Elevator Installers and Repairers is somewhere between $40,850 and $121,200.

Elevator Installers and Repairers who work in Nevada, Washington, or Massachusetts make the highest salaries.

How to Become an Elevator Installer or Repairer

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