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How to become an Elevator Technician
From no experience: every step, how long it takes, and the credential it earns.
- Time to get there
- 4 years
- Typical pay
- $68k–$105k
- Starting from
- No experience
Pay is an estimate of typical US entry-level pay for this role and varies by state, employer and shift. The timeline assumes you are starting from no experience and includes any licence or programme legally required, not just course length.
See elevator technician jobs open nowThe route
Apply to an NEIEP apprenticeship
Highly competitive, very well paid, and the only real way in.
Work the four-year program
Paid on-the-job hours plus classroom: hydraulics, controls and code.
Course that covers thisIndustrial Maintenance & Reliability: PM, PdM, TPM and RCMUdemy · around $69.99Pass the mechanic exam
Licensing is state by state; some require CET certification.
State elevator mechanic licence
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Destination
Elevator Technician
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