High School Diploma or GED.

Travel to different sites to install or repair elevators.

May work nights or weekends to maintain elevators in busy buildings.

Usually work full time.

ELEVATOR INSTALLERS and REPAIRERS will:

Use cables or hydraulics to lift elevators.

Read and interpret blueprints.

Take courses to keep skills up-to-date.

May work nights or weekends.

ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS frequently:

Use hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools, or controls.

Stand, walk, or run for long periods of time.

Climb ladders and scaffolds.

It is important that ELEVATOR INSTALLERS AND REPAIRERS be able to:

See details of objects that are less than a few feet away.

Hold the arm and hand in one position or hold the hand steady while moving the arm.