How do they match: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

  • Accessibility Lift Technician
  • Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician
  • Elevator Technician
  • Elevator Lift Technician
  • Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician
  • Elevator Service Technician
  • Platform Power Technician
  • Platform Power Tech

  • Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring.
  • 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.
  • Install outer doors and door frames at elevator entrances on each floor of a structure.
  • 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.
  • Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.

  • Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
  • Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
  • Install metal structural components.
  • Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.