Also called: Elevator Installers and Repairers
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers build equipment maintenance, repairing and troubleshooting skills that carry over to other work. Below are 25 careers ranked by how closely their skills match, with pay from BLS May 2025. The closest match is Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (80%).
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
Sorted by skill match.
| # | Career | Skill match | Median pay | Pay change | Extra education |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 80% | $102,040Pay for the broader BLS group “Power Plant Operators” | Not compared | None |
| 2 | Ship Engineers | 79% | $109,530 | 0% | None |
| 3 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | 76% | $103,020 | −6% | None |
| 4 | Signal and Track Switch Repairers | 76% | $92,460 | −16% | None |
| 5 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | 76% | $95,320 | −13% | None |
| 6 | Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment | 76% | $84,890 | −23% | None |
| 7 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 73% | $65,510 | −40% | None |
| 8 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 73% | $74,340 | −32% | None |
| 9 | Rail Car Repairers | 70% | $67,530 | −39% | None |
| 10 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 70% | $79,870 | −27% | None |
Compared with Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, median $109,910. Skill match is our estimate (0–99) from O*NET 31.0 skills, knowledge, work activities and interests, adjusted for preparation and big pay drops. Pay: BLS OEWS May 2025, national median.
How important each skill is in work as elevator and escalator installers and repairers (O*NET importance, scale 1–5).
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80% skill match · $102,040 (broader BLS group)
Operation and Control · Programming · Instructing
79% skill match · $109,530 · 0% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Operation and Control · Instructing
76% skill match · $103,020 · −6% pay
Management of Personnel Resources · Programming · Operations Analysis
If you want to stay close to what you do now, these roles are the nearest.
The closest matches are Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (80% skill match, median $102,040), Ship Engineers (79% skill match, median $109,530) and Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay (76% skill match, median $103,020), based on O*NET 31.0 data and BLS May 2025 pay.
None of the 25 closest matches pays more than elevator and escalator installers and repairers at the national median (BLS May 2025). Higher-paying moves usually need more training.
25 of the 25 matches usually need no more education than you have now, based on O*NET Job Zones.
We compare the importance of skills, knowledge, work activities and interests in O*NET 31.0 for your job and every other career, then adjust for extra preparation and big pay drops. The full method is on our Methodology page.