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Occupation AtlasElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

O*NET · 47-4021.00

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

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

Also called Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Tech · Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician (Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Tech) · Accessibility Lift Tech · Accessibility Lift Technician (Accessibility Lift Tech) · Building Serviceman · Contract Serviceman · Elevator Adjuster · Elevator Builder
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Job Zone 3 — Medium Preparation NeededHolland code RCI35 skills on file

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Job Zone

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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed

Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.

Job Zone is O*NET's rating of how much education, experience and training an occupation typically needs — a property of the work, not of anyone doing it.

Occupational interest profile

RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order

  • R Realistic7.00
  • C Conventional3.92
  • I Investigative2.44
  • S Social1.38
  • E Enterprising1.22
  • A Artistic1.00

RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.

Education and experience

The education level respondents say the job requires, and the most common answer for experience and training.

  • High School Diploma or the equivalent48%
  • Post-Secondary Certificate47%
  • Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree5%
Related work experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years (29%)
On-site or in-plant training
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months (34%)
On-the-job training
Over 4 years, up to and including 10 years (32%)

Typically associated skills

All 35 O*NET skills, most important first. Importance (1–5) says how much a skill matters here; level (0–7) says how much of it the work calls for, with O*NET's example of a nearby level. Neither is a proficiency rating of a person.

  • Equipment Maintenance4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Clean moving parts in production machinery
  • Repairing4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Replace a faulty hydraulic valve
  • Troubleshooting4.04.0Level 4 looks like: Identify the circuit causing an electrical system to fail
  • Operations Monitoring3.63.5Level 4 looks like: Monitor machine functions on an automated production line
  • Critical Thinkingbasic3.63.3Level 4 looks like: Evaluate customer complaints and determine appropriate responses
  • Quality Control Analysis3.53.6Level 4 looks like: Assess new parts for precision and accuracy to specifications
  • Installation3.53.4Level 4 looks like: Install a speaker system in a car
  • Equipment Selection3.43.3Level 4 looks like: Choose a software application to complete a work assignment
  • Complex Problem Solving3.43.1Level 4 looks like: Redesign a floor layout to take advantage of new manufacturing techniques
  • Active Listeningbasic3.43.0Level 2 looks like: Take a customer's order
  • Judgment and Decision Making3.43.0Level 2 looks like: Decide how scheduling a break will affect work flow
  • Operation and Control3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Adjust the speed of assembly line equipment based on the product being assembled
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  • Reading Comprehensionbasic3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an email from management describing new personnel policies
  • Active Learningbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Think about the implications of a news article for job opportunities
  • Monitoringbasic3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Proofread and correct a letter
  • Systems Analysis3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Determine how loss of a team member will affect the completion of a job
  • Coordination3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Schedule appointments for a medical clinic
  • Time Management3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Keep a monthly calendar of appointments
  • Speakingbasic3.02.9Level 2 looks like: Greet tourists and explain tourist attractions
  • Systems Evaluation3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Determine why estimates for the time to complete a task are overly optimistic
  • Writingbasic2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Write down a guest's order at a restaurant
  • Social Perceptiveness2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Notice that customers are angry because they have been waiting too long
  • Service Orientation2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Ask customers if they would like a cup of coffee
  • Learning Strategiesbasic2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Learn a different method of completing a task from a coworker
  • Persuasion2.42.3Level 2 looks like: Solicit donations for a charity
  • Instructing2.32.1Level 2 looks like: Instruct a new employee in the use of a timekeeping system
  • Mathematicsbasic2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Count the amount of change to be given to a customer
  • Management of Personnel Resources2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Encourage a coworker who is having difficulty finishing a project
  • Negotiation2.01.8Level 2 looks like: Present justification to a manager for altering a work schedule
  • Sciencebasic1.91.9Level 2 looks like: Conduct standard tests to determine soil quality
  • Technology Design1.91.3Level 2 looks like: Adjust exercise equipment for use by a customer
  • Management of Material Resources1.80.9
  • Operations Analysis1.61.3Level 2 looks like: Select a printer for an office
  • Management of Financial Resources1.60.6
  • Programming1.40.4

Tasks

16 core · 4 supplemental

What people in this occupation do, as O*NET records it, core tasks first by importance (1–5).

  1. Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.4.8
  2. 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.4.6
  3. Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.4.5
  4. Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.4.5
  5. Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.4.5
  6. Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.4.4
  7. Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.4.4
  8. Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.4.4
  9. Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.4.4
  10. Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.4.4
  11. Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.4.3
  12. Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.4.3
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  1. Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit.4.2
  2. Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors.4.2
  3. Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.3.9
  4. Install outer doors and door frames at elevator entrances on each floor of a structure.3.8
  5. Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms.4.5
  6. Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors.4.5
  7. Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring.4.1
  8. Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions.3.8

Knowledge

Bodies of knowledge the work draws on.

  • Mechanical4.35.2Level 4 looks like: Replace a valve on a steam pipe
  • Customer and Personal Service3.84.4Level 4 looks like: Be responsible for 10 children at daycare
  • Building and Construction3.74.4Level 4 looks like: Fix a plumbing leak in the ceiling
  • Public Safety and Security3.64.3Level 4 looks like: Inspect a building site for safety violations
  • Computers and Electronics3.43.6Level 4 looks like: Use a computer to format a document
  • Mathematics3.34.1Level 4 looks like: Analyze data to determine areas with the highest sales
  • Engineering and Technology3.23.9Level 4 looks like: Design a custom office chair
  • Administration and Management3.13.8Level 4 looks like: Monitor progress of a project to ensure timely completion
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  • English Language3.12.9
  • Design3.03.9Level 4 looks like: Design plans for remodeling a kitchen
  • Administrative2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Type 30 words per minute
  • Education and Training2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Lead a quality improvement seminar
  • Physics2.83.8Level 4 looks like: Calculate the speed of a falling object
  • Telecommunications2.72.7
  • Transportation2.72.7
  • Law and Government2.52.6
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Fill out a medical claim form
  • Sales and Marketing2.53.2Level 4 looks like: Introduce clients to a new line of products
  • Chemistry2.42.9
  • Production and Processing2.32.5Level 1 looks like: Put a computer back into its packing materials
  • Economics and Accounting1.91.6Level 1 looks like: Answer billing questions from credit card customers
  • Geography1.81.6Level 1 looks like: Know the capital of the United States
  • Medicine and Dentistry1.81.4Level 1 looks like: Use a band-aid
  • Psychology1.81.3Level 1 looks like: Monitor several children on a playground
  • Communications and Media1.71.6Level 1 looks like: Write a thank you note
  • Foreign Language1.50.9Level 1 looks like: Say "please" and "thank you" in a foreign language
  • Philosophy and Theology1.51.1Level 1 looks like: Watch a TV show on family values
  • Sociology and Anthropology1.5—
  • Biology1.4—
  • Fine Arts1.4—
  • Food Production1.4—
  • History and Archeology1.4—
  • Therapy and Counseling1.4—

Abilities

Enduring capacities the work calls for.

  • Deductive Reasoning3.83.1Level 2 looks like: Know that a stalled car can coast downhill
  • Problem Sensitivity3.83.5Level 4 looks like: Notice from a subtle difference in a client's mood that something is bothering them
  • Manual Dexterity3.63.0Level 4 looks like: Pack oranges in crates as quickly as possible
  • Oral Comprehension3.63.8Level 4 looks like: Understand a coach's oral instructions for a sport
  • Arm-Hand Steadiness3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Thread a needle
  • Finger Dexterity3.53.3Level 4 looks like: Attach small dials to audio equipment on an assembly line
  • Inductive Reasoning3.53.0Level 2 looks like: Decide what to wear based on the weather report
  • Near Vision3.53.6
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  • Extent Flexibility3.43.8Level 4 looks like: Reach for a box on a high warehouse shelf
  • Information Ordering3.43.0Level 2 looks like: Follow the correct steps to make change
  • Control Precision3.33.1Level 4 looks like: Adjust farm tractor controls
  • Oral Expression3.33.3Level 4 looks like: Give instructions to a lost motorist
  • Visualization3.33.5Level 4 looks like: Follow a diagram to assemble a metal storage cabinet
  • Category Flexibility3.13.1Level 3 looks like: Classify flowers according to size, color, and smell
  • Flexibility of Closure3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Detect that your phone is ringing while at a concert
  • Gross Body Equilibrium3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Stand on a ladder
  • Multilimb Coordination3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Row a boat
  • Reaction Time3.13.0Level 2 looks like: Start to slow down the car when a traffic light turns yellow
  • Trunk Strength3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Shovel snow for half an hour
  • Written Comprehension3.13.1Level 4 looks like: Understand an apartment lease
  • Written Expression3.12.8
  • Selective Attention3.03.0Level 2 looks like: Answer a business call with coworkers talking nearby
  • Speech Recognition3.02.8Level 2 looks like: Recognize the voice of a coworker
  • Far Vision2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Read a roadside billboard
  • Fluency of Ideas2.92.9Level 2 looks like: Name four different uses for a screwdriver
  • Perceptual Speed2.93.1Level 4 looks like: Read five pressure indicators in 10 seconds to make sure each is within safe limits
  • Visual Color Discrimination2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Trace electrical circuits marked by various colored wires
  • Depth Perception2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Merge a car into traffic on a city street
  • Originality2.82.8Level 2 looks like: Use a credit card to open a locked door
  • Response Orientation2.82.8Level 2 looks like: When a doorbell and phone ring at the same time, quickly select which to answer first
  • Speech Clarity2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Call numbers in a bingo game
  • Hearing Sensitivity2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Notice a doorbell ringing
  • Rate Control2.62.1Level 1 looks like: Ride a bicycle alongside a jogger
  • Static Strength2.62.5Level 1 looks like: Push an empty shopping cart
  • Time Sharing2.62.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to music while entering numbers into a spreadsheet
  • Gross Body Coordination2.52.5Level 2 looks like: Get in and out of a truck
  • Auditory Attention2.42.1Level 2 looks like: Listen to a lecture while people nearby are talking
  • Mathematical Reasoning2.42.4Level 1 looks like: Determine how much 20 oranges will cost when they are priced at 5 for 4 dollars
  • Memorization2.42.3Level 1 looks like: Remember the number on your bus to be sure you get back on the right one
  • Stamina2.42.0Level 1 looks like: Walk 1/4 mile
  • Dynamic Strength2.31.9Level 2 looks like: Use pruning shears to trim a bush
  • Speed of Closure2.32.3Level 3 looks like: Recognize a song after hearing only the first few notes
  • Wrist-Finger Speed2.32.0Level 2 looks like: Use a screwdriver to twist in a screw
  • Number Facility2.12.1Level 3 looks like: Calculate a discounted price
  • Spatial Orientation2.12.0Level 2 looks like: Use the floor plan to locate a store in a mall
  • Sound Localization2.01.4Level 2 looks like: Listen to a sound system to determine which speaker is working
  • Speed of Limb Movement2.01.1Level 2 looks like: Saw through a thin piece of wood
  • Glare Sensitivity1.91.8Level 2 looks like: Drive on a familiar road on a cloudy day
  • Peripheral Vision1.80.9
  • Explosive Strength1.61.0Level 2 looks like: Hit a nail with a hammer
  • Night Vision1.60.9
  • Dynamic Flexibility1.3—

Work activities

Kinds of activity the work is made of.

  • Controlling Machines and Processes4.45.6
  • Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment4.45.3Level 4 looks like: Change the oil on a tractor
  • Getting Information4.33.3Level 4 looks like: Review a budget
  • Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials4.24.0Level 4 looks like: Inspect equipment in a chemical processing plant
  • Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards4.14.7Level 4 looks like: Evaluate a complicated insurance claim for compliance with policy terms
  • Making Decisions and Solving Problems4.03.7Level 4 looks like: Select the location for a major retail store
  • Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment4.05.4Level 4 looks like: Make repairs by removing and replacing circuit boards
  • Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events3.93.7Level 4 looks like: Judge the suitability of food products for an event
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  • Performing General Physical Activities3.95.4Level 4 looks like: Paint the outside of a house
  • Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings3.84.2Level 4 looks like: Test electrical circuits
  • Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment3.73.1Level 4 looks like: Drive an 18-wheel tractor-trailer
  • Processing Information3.74.1Level 4 looks like: Calculate the adjustments for insurance claims
  • Drafting, Laying Out, and Specifying Technical Devices, Parts, and Equipment3.64.6Level 4 looks like: Specify the furniture and equipment for a new school
  • Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge3.64.5Level 4 looks like: Keep current on changes in maintenance procedures for repairing sports cars
  • Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates3.53.5Level 4 looks like: Report the results of a sales meeting to a supervisor
  • Documenting/Recording Information3.53.1Level 4 looks like: Document the results of a crime scene investigation
  • Handling and Moving Objects3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Arrange books in a library
  • Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work3.54.3Level 4 looks like: Plan and adjust a personal to-do list according to changing demands
  • Analyzing Data or Information3.32.9
  • Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships3.34.5Level 4 looks like: Maintain good working relationships with almost all coworkers and clients
  • Training and Teaching Others3.33.6Level 4 looks like: Teach a social sciences course to high school students
  • Working with Computers3.32.8
  • Scheduling Work and Activities3.23.5Level 4 looks like: Prepare the work schedule for salesclerks in a large retail store
  • Developing Objectives and Strategies3.12.1Level 1 looks like: Plan the holiday schedule for an airline workforce
  • Developing and Building Teams2.92.4Level 1 looks like: Encourage two coworkers to stick with a tough assignment
  • Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People2.92.7
  • Monitoring and Controlling Resources2.93.3Level 4 looks like: Work as a chef responsible for ordering food for the menu
  • Communicating with People Outside the Organization2.83.1Level 4 looks like: Present information to potential clients about available services
  • Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information2.82.3Level 1 looks like: Estimate the size of household furniture to be shipped
  • Coaching and Developing Others2.73.2Level 4 looks like: Provide on-the-job training for administrative workers
  • Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others2.73.9Level 4 looks like: Organize the cleanup crew after a major sporting event
  • Interpreting the Meaning of Information for Others2.71.7Level 1 looks like: Interpret a blood pressure reading
  • Performing for or Working Directly with the Public2.73.0Level 4 looks like: Sell shoes in a crowded shoe store
  • Assisting and Caring for Others2.61.9Level 1 looks like: Help a coworker complete an assignment
  • Guiding, Directing, and Motivating Subordinates2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Work occasionally as a backup supervisor
  • Providing Consultation and Advice to Others2.52.5Level 1 looks like: Work in a position that requires little advising of others
  • Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Apologize to a customer who complains about waiting too long
  • Thinking Creatively2.52.2Level 1 looks like: Change the spacing on a printed report
  • Performing Administrative Activities2.42.2Level 1 looks like: Complete routine paperwork
  • Selling or Influencing Others2.11.7Level 1 looks like: Convince a coworker to assist with an assignment
  • Staffing Organizational Units1.2—

Work context

The conditions most characteristic of the work, on O*NET's 1–5 context scale.

  • Frequency of Decision Making5.0
  • Exposed to Hazardous Conditions4.9
  • Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls4.8
  • E-Mail4.7
  • Health and Safety of Other Workers4.7
  • Impact of Decisions on Co-workers or Company Results4.7
  • Telephone Conversations4.7
  • Exposed to Cramped Work Space, Awkward Positions4.6
  • Exposed to High Places4.6
  • Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets4.6

Technology

8 tools

Software used in this work. In demand: among the tools job postings for this occupation name most. Hot: often named in job postings across the economy.

Hot (3)

  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft Word
Other tools (5)
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Elevator Controls INTERACT
  • Scheduling software
  • Troubleshooting software
  • WORLD Electronics Freedomware

Related occupations

O*NET's own list of the occupations most related to this one, closest first.

  1. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
  2. Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
  3. Millwrights
  4. Rail Car Repairers
  5. Mechanical Door Repairers
  6. Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers
  7. Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
  8. Industrial Machinery Mechanics
  9. Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
  10. Structural Iron and Steel Workers

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