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O*NET-SOC 47-4021.00

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

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

From O*NET 30.3

Tasks

From O*NET 30.3, by importance, as O*NET OnLine lists them

Free · O*NET 30.3
  1. Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.Core11571
  2. 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.Core11564
  3. Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.Core11572
  4. Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.Core11567
  5. Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors.Supplemental11578
  6. Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.Core11566
  7. Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms.Supplemental11577
  8. Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.Core11569
  9. Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.Core11570
  10. Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.Core11576
  11. Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.Core11573
  12. Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.Core11568
  13. Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.Core11565
  14. Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.Core11574
  15. Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors.Core11582
  16. Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit.Core11580
  17. Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring.Supplemental11583
  18. Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts.Core11575
  19. Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions.Supplemental11581
  20. Install outer doors and door frames at elevator entrances on each floor of a structure.Core11579

Technology Skills

From O*NET 30.3, 8 examples in 6 categories, 3 Hot Technology

Free · O*NET 30.3

Facilities management software

  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS

Analytical or scientific software

  • Elevator Controls INTERACT
  • Troubleshooting software
  • WORLD Electronics Freedomware

Spreadsheet software

  • Microsoft ExcelHot Technology

Electronic mail software

  • Microsoft OutlookHot Technology

Word processing software

  • Microsoft WordHot Technology

Calendar and scheduling software

  • Scheduling software

Detailed Work Activities

From O*NET 30.3, under their work activities; open one for the AI skills Workforce Automation maps to it

Free · O*NET 30.3

Getting Information

  • Review blueprints or specifications to determine work requirements.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

  • Evaluate construction projects to determine compliance with external standards or regulations.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials

  • Locate equipment or materials in need of repair or replacement.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Inspect industrial or commercial equipment to ensure proper operation.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Inspect electrical or electronic systems for defects.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Test electrical equipment or systems to ensure proper functioning.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge

  • Update job related knowledge or skills.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Handling and Moving Objects

  • Install metal structural components.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Thread wire or cable through ducts or conduits.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Weld metal components.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Assemble products or production equipment.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Cut metal components for installation.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Install electrical components, equipment, or systems.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment

  • Maintain mechanical equipment.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Repair electrical equipment.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Documenting/Recording Information

  • Record operational or environmental data.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet
  • Prepare operational reports.
    WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

    WFA (Workforce Automation) analysis: 0 of 0 AI skills mapped to this activity, by automation level

    • No tools yet
    • Not mapped yet

Job Zone

From O*NET 30.3

Free · O*NET 30.3

Job Zone Three: Medium Preparation Needed

Workforce Automation analysis, not part of the source

WFA coverage: AI skills for this job

WFA · Part of the paid plan when accounts open

Pilot mapping: these skill links come from our seed list and haven’t been reviewed yet. Expect them to change as each one is checked.

DWAs covered by an AI skill0 of 17
Distinct tools0
Level mix
  • No tools yet

Equivalents

NICE work roles, with their DCWF equivalents

Mapped to this job by the ETO-CSET NICE/O*NET crosswalk (2024); roles from NICE Framework Components v2.2.0, DCWF equivalents from DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

Free · NICE Framework Components v2.2.0 and DoD DCWF Tool v5.3 (2026-09-25)

No NICE work role maps to this job.