Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a lift technician can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a lift technician already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Lift technicians set lifts into a prepared framed hoist-way. They install support assembly, set up the lift pump or motor, piston or cable, and mechanism. Lift technicians connect the necessary electronic elements to complete the installation and connection of the lift cabin. They also perform the necessary steps to inspect and repair lifts, as well as the shaft and any associated electronics. Lift technicians make sure every inspection and report action is noted in a log book, and report to the client on the state of the serviced lift.

Also known as lift maintenance engineer, elevator erecting mechanic, lift maintenance technician, lift construction worker, lift erector, lift installer, elevator service inspector, lift service engineer, escalator installer, lift maintenance mechanic, lift builder, elevator constructor.

Craft and related trades workers 58 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: pneumatic systems technician, 74%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
pneumatic systems technician 74% covered industrial machinery mechanic 68% covered lift installation supervisor 67% covered fluid power technician 65% covered moulding machine technician 65% covered lift technician You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from lift technician, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a lift technician already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A lift technician needs 31 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • provide escalator maintenance constructing
  • guide lift car installation constructing
  • install lift shaft support equipment constructing
  • program lift controller working with computers
  • install lift controller working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • install lift governor working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • lift safety legislation business, administration and law
  • lift safety mechanisms services
  • test lift operation information skills
  • types of lifts engineering, manufacturing and construction
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a lift technician does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Lift technician is filed under Craft and related trades workers, ISCO major group 7. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a lift technician’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.