Learns to install and repair elevators alongside a mechanic while being paid.
You help hoist rails up a new elevator shaft, learn wiring diagrams, and take NEIEP classes on hydraulics and electronics.
Apprentices start around 50% of mechanic pay; it climbs fast.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma plus passing the elevator industry aptitude test; paid apprenticeship.
Ways in: Apprenticeship. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Elevator Apprenticeship (NEIEP).
Growing faster than average (about 5% over 10 years).
Low risk for 10 years. Apprentices learn installation and repair in shafts; booming high-rise and modernization work keeps openings strong.
Classes: Algebra, Physics, Electrical or mechanical CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 47-4021.
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