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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers in Colorado

Want to work as an Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers in Colorado? Here’s what the data says. Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

What do Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Make in Colorado?

For elevator and escalator installers and repairers working in Colorado, wages run about $117,770 per year (or roughly $56.62/hour).Annual wages span from $62,390 at the 10th percentile to $130,580 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$62,390	$30.00
25th percentile	$78,910	$37.94
Median (50th)	$117,770	$56.62
75th percentile	$126,270	$60.71
90th percentile	$130,580	$62.78

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Colorado relative to the national average — is 0.88, indicating fewer elevator and escalator installers and repairers per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn a median of $36,138 per year ($17.37/hour), exceeding the Colorado median.

Employment Outlook

Nationally, total employment in this occupation is 545,721 elevator and escalator installers and repairers in the U.S.. In Colorado alone, around 380 people work in this role. That’s right around the typical state median of 380.

Top States for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers Employment

View the states that employ the most elevator and escalator installers and repairers work.

State	Number Employed
New York	3,710
California	2,830
Florida	2,100
Texas	1,360
Maryland	1,200
Washington	1,170
Illinois	970
Pennsylvania	680
Tennessee	670
Michigan	660
Virginia	590
Georgia	510
Massachusetts	500
Minnesota	480
New Jersey	410
North Carolina	390
Colorado	380
South Carolina	330
Alabama	260
Wisconsin	250

Highest-Paying States for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers

Where elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn the most: elevator and escalator installers and repairers.

State	Annual Median Salary
Hawaii	$150,600
Maine	$138,520
Nevada	$137,950
California	$137,340
Oregon	$135,620
New Jersey	$134,590
Massachusetts	$134,360
Washington	$133,030
Illinois	$130,070
District of Columbia	$125,030

Skills

Key elevator and escalator installers and repairers skills, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Knowledge Areas

Core knowledge areas for this occupation, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Abilities

Top abilities for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, rated on an importance scale of 0 to 5:

Daily Tasks

Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers typically:

• Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.
• 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.
• Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.
• Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
• Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.
• Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.
• Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.
• Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables.
• Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.
• Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
• Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.
• Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.

Work Activities

• Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment
• Controlling Machines and Processes
• Getting Information
• Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials
• Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards
• Repairing and Maintaining Electronic Equipment
• Making Decisions and Solving Problems
• Performing General Physical Activities
• Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events
• Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings
• Processing Information
• Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment

Tools & Technology

Technologies frequently used: Hot technologies: Microsoft Excel

What Major Will Prepare You For This Career?

Programs that train for this career include:

• Heavy Equipment Maintenance

Related Careers

Related occupations to elevator and escalator installers and repairers include:

• Boilermakers
• Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
• Structural Iron and Steel Workers
• Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
• Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment
• Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists

Also Known As

Accessibility Lift Technician (Accessibility Lift Tech), Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician (Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Tech), Building Serviceman, Contract Serviceman, Elevator Adjuster, Elevator Builder, Elevator Constructor, Elevator Erector, Elevator Examiner, Elevator Installation Worker, Elevator Installer, Elevator Lift Technician (Elevator Lift Tech), Elevator Mechanic, Elevator Repair and Maintenance Technician (Elevator Repair and Maintenance Tech), Elevator Repairer.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 47-4021.00