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Elevator Installers and Repairers

SOC 47-4021.00

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

Zone 3 Construction and Extraction

Skills

Knowledge

Job Zone

Green

Top Skills 8

Repairing

4.0

Troubleshooting

3.9

Equipment Selection

3.8

Operation Monitoring

3.8

Equipment Maintenance

3.8

Active Listening

3.6

Critical Thinking

3.6

Quality Control Analysis

3.6

Knowledge Areas 8

Mechanical

4.7

Customer and Personal Service

4.3

Building and Construction

4.3

Public Safety and Security

3.9

Design

3.7

Computers and Electronics

3.5

Engineering and Technology

3.3

Physics

3.3

Key Tasks

1Assemble, 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.

2Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.

3Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.

4Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.

5Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.

Also Known As

Accessibility Lift Technician Building Serviceman Contract Serviceman Elevator Adjuster Elevator Builder Elevator Constructor Elevator Erector Elevator Examiner and Adjuster Elevator Installation and Repair Maintenance Worker Elevator Installer Apprentice