Install, maintain, and repair elevators, escalators, and moving walkways, testing safety systems as you go.
Buildings under construction and in use; shafts, machine rooms, and heights.
Full-time; on-call nights and weekends for emergency repairs.
May 2024–25 BLS wage data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.
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High school / no degree
Training path: 4-year paid apprenticeship.
Many states require a license; skills come through a long paid apprenticeship.
You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.
The best-paid trade in America — six figures, no degree, union apprenticeship.
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Standard Occupational Classification 47-4021. Pay, employment, and outlook from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wage survey and 2024–34 employment projections). See something off? Tell us.