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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$109,910
United States, 2025
Employment
23,790
United States, 2025
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Job Zone 3
Skills identified
35
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Career overview
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
- O*NET code
- 47-4021.00
- Job zone
- 3
- Experience required
- Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Typical tasks
- Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.
- Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors.
- Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
- 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.
- Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
- Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
- Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
- Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$59,270
25th percentile
$79,290
75th percentile
$135,720
90th percentile
$158,890
Most important skills
- Repairing4.0
- Troubleshooting4.0
- Equipment Maintenance4.0
- Critical Thinking3.6
- Operations Monitoring3.6
- Quality Control Analysis3.5
- Installation3.5
- Equipment Selection3.4
- Complex Problem Solving3.4
- Judgment and Decision Making3.4
- Active Listening3.4
- Operation and Control3.3
What skills do you need?
Select the skills you already have
Skills listed are those O*NET rates at importance 3.0 or above for this occupation. Set your own level on the same 0–7 O*NET scale.
Skill coverage
0%
0 of 20 identified skills
Matched
0
Missing
20
Your selected skills cover approximately 0% of the skills identified for this occupation in O*NET. This is a coverage measure of listed skills only — it is not a qualification, hiring or interview outcome.
Skills to develop
| Skill | Importance | Required level | Your level | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Repairing | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Troubleshooting | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Equipment Maintenance | 4.0 | 4.0 | Not selected | 4.0 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.6 | 3.5 | Not selected | 3.5 |
| Quality Control Analysis | 3.5 | 3.6 | Not selected | 3.6 |
| Installation | 3.5 | 3.4 | Not selected | 3.4 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.6 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Equipment Selection | 3.4 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Operation and Control | 3.3 | 3.3 | Not selected | 3.3 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 3.4 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Active Listening | 3.4 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.1 | 3.1 | Not selected | 3.1 |
| Active Learning | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Monitoring | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Systems Analysis | 3.1 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Time Management | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Coordination | 3.0 | 3.0 | Not selected | 3.0 |
| Speaking | 3.0 | 2.9 | Not selected | 2.9 |
| Systems Evaluation | 3.0 | 2.8 | Not selected | 2.8 |
Ordered by required level gap multiplied by O*NET importance. No prediction or recommendation is implied.
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Compare with Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Jose, CA | $173,920 | 70 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | $168,270 | 370 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | $150,120 | — | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $146,580 | 850 | 2025 |
| ME | $143,690 | 110 | 2025 |
| NV | $141,950 | 510 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $141,920 | 410 | 2025 |
| CA | $141,180 | 1,910 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | $140,600 | 850 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | $140,250 | 170 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | $138,880 | 290 | 2025 |
| OR | $138,600 | 230 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | $138,600 | 240 | 2025 |
| MA | $138,420 | — | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | $138,100 | 60 | 2025 |
| NJ | $137,920 | 800 | 2025 |
| WA | $137,180 | 540 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | $136,000 | 3,270 | 2025 |
| NY | $135,720 | 3,470 | 2025 |
| IL | $133,690 | 1,080 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.