How do they match: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Tech
  • Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician
  • Elevator Worker
  • Elevator Installation Worker
  • Elevator Repair and Maintenance Tech
  • Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician
  • Repair Maintenance Worker

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

  • Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring.
  • Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms.
  • Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
  • Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
  • Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
  • Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit.
  • Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
  • Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.
  • Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.

  • Assemble products or production equipment.
  • Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
  • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
  • Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
  • Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.
  • Maintain mechanical equipment.
  • Repair electrical equipment.
  • Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
  • Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.