Marg Career Library - Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Overview:

Assemble, build, repair, or maintain freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters using electric or hydraulic power.

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Career Path:

Typically need a high school diploma or equivalent. A career in elevator installation and repair typically begins with a 4-year apprenticeship program.

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Job Opportunities:

Elevator adjusters
Elevator constructors
Elevator mechanics
Elevator service technicians
Freight elevator erectors

Job Responsibilities:

Steel cables are used to connect car frames to counterweights.
Assemble elevator cars by putting the platform, walls, and doors in place.
On each storey of a structure, install exterior doors and door frames at elevator entrances.
Attach conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pull plastic-covered wires through the conduit to install electrical wiring and controllers.
Attend additional training to keep your skills current.
Prefabricated structure, rails, and other components are cut to the required dimensions.
To define the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to pick installation equipment, read and understand blueprints.