O*NET-SOC 47-4021.00 / model V14 rated-task + local-market engine

Will AI replace
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers?

Assemble, install, repair, or maintain electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters.

Estimated AI task exposure

Low exposure

V11 weights occupation tasks using O*NET Importance, Relevance and Frequency ratings instead of treating every task equally.

20 tasks have usable Task Rating records; weighted-task coverage is 100%.

Digital/info work

26/100

Physical moat

87/100

Human moat

13/100

Rating coverage

100%

20 task statements / 20 rated

Highest-weighted occupation tasks

Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly.

Importance 95/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 68/100Weight 0.90

Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed.

Importance 84/100Relevance 98/100Frequency 69/100Weight 0.86

Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment.

Importance 87/100Relevance 100/100Frequency 57/100Weight 0.84

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.

Importance 90/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 65/100Weight 0.84

Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring.

Importance 88/100Relevance 94/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.83

Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.

Importance 86/100Relevance 95/100Frequency 60/100Weight 0.83

Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.

Importance 88/100Relevance 89/100Frequency 58/100Weight 0.81

Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment.

Importance 85/100Relevance 80/100Frequency 59/100Weight 0.77

Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.

Importance 84/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 37/100Weight 0.75

Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.

Importance 83/100Relevance 92/100Frequency 30/100Weight 0.73

Task weighting

Each rated task receives a composite weight: 38% relevance, 37% importance and 25% frequency. Core tasks receive a small additional multiplier. Low-precision rows flagged by O*NET for suppression are excluded.

Occupation scoring

When rating coverage is strong, rated tasks contribute 60% of the digital, physical and human task signals and Work Activities contribute 40%. Lower-coverage occupations automatically rely more on Work Activities.

U.S. labor market

BLS Wage & Employment Outlook

Median annual wage

$109,910

BLS OEWS May 2025

National employment

23,790

BLS OEWS May 2025

Projected growth

+5.7%

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

Average annual openings

2

BLS Employment Projections 2025–2035

BLS labor-market figures are separate from the site's AI-exposure model. Missing values mean a compatible detailed BLS occupation estimate was not published or could not be mapped.

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Career pivot radar

Safer Career Alternatives

These options are selected from the same 923-occupation model. They favor a similar task/work profile with meaningfully lower estimated AI exposure. They are suggestions for exploration, not guarantees of job fit.

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