Jobs Similar to Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
Also called: Elevator Installers and Repairers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to elevator and escalator installers and repairers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers, Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers and Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics.
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers: $109,910 median pay · usual preparation: Training or associate.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 83% | $56,210−49% | Training or associate |
| 2 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers | 83% | $61,010−44% | Training or associate |
| 3 | Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics | 83% | $50,620−54% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door | 82% | $74,340−32% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers | 82% | $39,630−64% | High school |
| 6 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, General | 81% | $49,590−55% | Training or associate |
| 7 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 81% | $65,510−40% | Training or associate |
| 8 | Rail Car Repairers | 80% | $67,530−39% | High school |
| 9 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 80% | $102,040Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 10 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | 80% | $79,870−27% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists | 80% | $61,770−44% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Wind Turbine Service Technicians | 80% | $64,120−42% | Training or associate |
| 13 | Medical Equipment Repairers | 80% | $61,660−44% | Training or associate |
| 14 | Signal and Track Switch Repairers | 80% | $92,460−16% | Training or associate |
| 15 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers | 79% | $63,890−42% | Training or associate |
| 16 | Helpers--Electricians | 79% | $42,670−61% | High school |
| 17 | Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians | 79% | $57,550−48% | Training or associate |
| 18 | Ship Engineers | 79% | $109,5300% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment | 79% | $74,090−33% | Training or associate |
| 20 | Millwrights | 78% | $65,700−40% | High school |
- 1Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
83% similar · $56,210 (−49%) · Training or associate
- 2Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
83% similar · $61,010 (−44%) · Training or associate
- 3Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
83% similar · $50,620 (−54%) · Training or associate
- 4Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
82% similar · $74,340 (−32%) · Training or associate
- 5Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
82% similar · $39,630 (−64%) · High school
- 6Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
81% similar · $49,590 (−55%) · Training or associate
- 7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
81% similar · $65,510 (−40%) · Training or associate
- 8Rail Car Repairers
80% similar · $67,530 (−39%) · High school
- 9Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
80% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 10Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians
80% similar · $79,870 (−27%) · Training or associate
- 11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists
80% similar · $61,770 (−44%) · Training or associate
- 12Wind Turbine Service Technicians
80% similar · $64,120 (−42%) · Training or associate
- 13Medical Equipment Repairers
80% similar · $61,660 (−44%) · Training or associate
- 14Signal and Track Switch Repairers
80% similar · $92,460 (−16%) · Training or associate
- 15Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers
79% similar · $63,890 (−42%) · Training or associate
- 16Helpers--Electricians
79% similar · $42,670 (−61%) · High school
- 17Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians
79% similar · $57,550 (−48%) · Training or associate
- 18Ship Engineers
79% similar · $109,530 (0%) · Training or associate
- 19Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment
79% similar · $74,090 (−33%) · Training or associate
- 20Millwrights
78% similar · $65,700 (−40%) · High school
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
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Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for elevator and escalator installers and repairers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
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Jobs that can lead here
Careers where elevator and escalator installers and repairers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (83)
- Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (83)
- Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (83)
- Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door (82)
- Maintenance and Repair Workers, General (81)
- Mechanical Door Repairers (81)
- Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines (81)
- Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians (80)
- Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists (80)
- Hydroelectric Plant Technicians (80)
Questions about jobs like elevator and escalator installers and repairers
What jobs are most similar to elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers (83% similar), Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers (83% similar), Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics (83% similar), Control and Valve Installers and Repairers (82% similar) and Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers (82% similar).
Do jobs like elevator and escalator installers and repairers pay more?
None of the 20 most similar careers has a higher BLS median pay than elevator and escalator installers and repairers where a direct comparison is possible.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.