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Builds on field repair leadership, safety briefings, troubleshooting guidance, work orders, quality checks, and crew coordination.
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Directly reuses control circuits, motors, sensors, test equipment, schematics, safety, and service documentation.
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Reuses field repair habits, inspections, tools, safety routines, customer sites, work orders, and broad troubleshooting.
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We rate jobs using four factors. These are:
- Chance of being automated
- Job growth
- Wages
- Volume of available positions
These are some key things to think about when job hunting.
Risk & user votes
Calculated automation risk
Moderate Risk (41-60%): This occupation may be meaningfully affected by automation. Some parts of the role may be suitable for AI, software, or robotics, while others still rely on human skill, judgement, trust, or real-world context. People in this range may benefit from building skills that complement automation and reduce replacement risk.
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Human strengths important in this job
These are human abilities and work contexts that are important in this occupation. They may help explain why parts of the role are harder to replace end-to-end, but they are not the only inputs into the automation score.
Decision-making and problem solving
Quite importantWhy this matters
Active learning
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What users think
Based on 65 votes
Our visitors have voted there's a low chance this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 45% chance of automation.
What do you think the risk of automation is?
What is the likelihood that Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?
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Pay & outlook
Wages
In 2024, the median annual wage for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers was $106,580 ($51 per hour).
The median annual wage for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers was 115.3% higher than the national median annual wage, which stood at $49,500.
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Wages over time
Growth
The number of 'Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers' job openings is expected to rise 5.0% by 2034
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Total employment, and estimated job openings
Updated projections are due 09-2025.
Volume
As of 2024 there were 23,340 people employed as 'Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers' within the United States.
This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country
Put another way, around 1 in 6 thousand people are employed as 'Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers'.
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Job description
Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.
O*NET-SOC code: 47-4021.00
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