Tests elevators and escalators to make sure they are safe.
You ride on top of an elevator car up a 40-story shaft, test the emergency brakes, and decide whether the building gets its permit sticker.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Apprenticeship, about 6 years after high school. Usually a former elevator mechanic plus QEI certification.
Ways in: Apprenticeship, Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Elevator Mechanic (apprenticeship).
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection for this specialty; rating is an estimate based on industry trends.
Low risk for 10 years. Sensors monitor elevators remotely, but hands-on safety tests in shafts stay human and licensed.
Classes: Electronics CTE, Physics, Algebra.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4011.
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