# Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/elevator-and-escalator-installers-and-repairers
- SOC code: 47-4021.00
- Career family: Construction and extraction
- Median annual pay: $109,910 (10th percentile $59,270, 90th percentile $158,890)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +5.7%
- Openings a year: 1,900
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCI)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 100 |
| Investigative (I) | 24 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 6 |
| Enterprising (E) | 4 |
| Conventional (C) | 49 |

## What you'd do

- Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment (importance 85/100)
- Controlling Machines and Processes (importance 84/100)
- Getting Information (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 81/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 78/100)
- Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment (importance 76/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 75/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 72/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 72/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 70/100)

## Skills

Equipment Maintenance, Repairing, Troubleshooting, Critical Thinking, Operations Monitoring, Installation, Quality Control Analysis, Active Listening, Complex Problem Solving, Equipment Selection

## Knowledge

Mechanical, Customer and Personal Service, Building and Construction, Public Safety and Security, Computers and Electronics, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology, English Language, Administration and Management, Design

## Also called

Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician (Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Tech), Accessibility Lift Technician (Accessibility Lift Tech), Building Serviceman, Contract Serviceman, Elevator Adjuster, Elevator Builder, Elevator Constructor, Elevator Erector, Elevator Examiner, Elevator Installation Worker

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4703) (CIP 4703, 305 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Dakota County Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/dakota-county-technical-college-759) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $89,205 | not reported |
| [Bluegrass Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/bluegrass-community-and-technical-college-273) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $80,389 | $88,996 | $10,500 |
| [Owensboro Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/owensboro-community-and-technical-college-2048) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $50,307 | $85,274 | $5,000 |
| [Itawamba Community College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/itawamba-community-college-1312) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $68,459 | $78,139 | not reported |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $64,410 | $77,955 | $12,000 |
| [Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/southcentral-kentucky-community-and-technical-college-2466) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $71,220 | $77,631 | $8,065 |
| [Elizabethtown Community and Technical College](https://www.collegesref.com/college/elizabethtown-community-and-technical-college-902) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | $69,358 | $75,769 | $7,338 |
| [University of Arkansas at Monticello](https://www.collegesref.com/college/university-of-arkansas-at-monticello-2870) | Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians | not reported | $75,310 | not reported |

## Related careers

- [Maintenance and Repair Workers, General](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/maintenance-and-repair-workers-general): $49,590 median pay
- [Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/mobile-heavy-equipment-mechanics-except-engines): $65,510 median pay
- [Millwrights](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/millwrights): $65,700 median pay
- [Rail Car Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/rail-car-repairers): $67,530 median pay
- [Mechanical Door Repairers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/mechanical-door-repairers): $55,720 median pay
- [Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assemblers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/aircraft-structure-surfaces-rigging-and-systems-assemblers): $65,380 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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