Elevator installers & repairers

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Elevator installers & repairers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Elevator installers & repairers was $89,614 in 2020.

The locations that employ the most Elevator installers & repairers are La Plata Town & Waldorf PUMA, MD, Kaufman County PUMA, TX, and Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Elevator installers & repairers are Kaufman County PUMA, TX, La Plata Town & Waldorf PUMA, MD, and Tottenville, Great Kills & Annadale PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Elevator installers & repairers workforce. Elevator installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 26,660 people, of which 2.67% were women and 97.3% were men. Elevator installers & repairers are paid most in Hempstead Town (East Central) PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Kaufman County PUMA, TX.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping

25,948

Male Workforce

± 3.95k

712

Female Workforce

± 655

The Elevator installers & repairers workforce in 2020 was 26,660 people (2.67% women and 97.3% men). This implies an average annual growth of 11.9% between 2014 (23,826) and 2020 (26,660).

Employment by Location

Level

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This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Elevator installers & repairers.

During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were South Dakota ($171,916), Nevada ($139,610), and Oregon ($130,507).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$89,614

AVERAGE WAGE

#70 in the ranking (2020)

$55,954

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2020, Elevator installers & repairers earned an average of $89,614, $33,660 more than the average national salary of $55,954

The graph shows the ranking of Elevator installers & repairers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.286

WAGE GINI

In 2020, Elevator installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.286, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Elevator installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Elevator installers & repairers compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Elevator installers & repairers and on wages for those in the field. Construction is the industry that employs the most Elevator installers & repairers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Elevator installers & repairers, by average wage, is Commercial & industrial machinery & equipment repair & maintenance ($122,453).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

26.7k

2020 Workforce

± 4,008

5.26%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 20.5%

This graphic shows the share of Elevator installers & repairers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Elevator installers & repairers at 89.7%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 7.68% and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 2.6%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Elevator installers & repairers in the US. The workforce of Elevator installers & repairers in 2020 was 26,660 people, with 2.67% woman, and 97.3% men. The average age of male Elevator installers & repairers in the workforce is 43.2 and of female Elevator installers & repairers is 39.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Elevator installers & repairers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Elevator installers & repairers in 2020 was 26,660 people, with 2.67% woman, and 97.3% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (3,573 people), 45 to 49 years (3,569 people), and 50 to 54 years (3,479 people). Among them they concentrated 40.6% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2020, 16.3% of Elevator installers & repairers workers were Hispanic and 83.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (63.1%), Puerto Rican (25.5)%, and Colombian (11.4)%

You can review this information by gender using the selectors above.

Races

In 2020, 80.9% of the Elevator installers & repairers workforce were White, of which 2.5% were women and 97.5% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (6.29%) and Other (5.32%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Elevator installers & repairers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Elevator installers & repairers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Transportation.

Among the necessary skills for Elevator installers & repairers, Troubleshooting stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Elevator installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Elevator installers & repairers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (679 people), Engineering (510 people), and Social Sciences (240 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Elevator installers & repairers workers were High School or Equivalent (11,844 people), Some college (8,141 people), and Associates Degree (3,141 people).

The graphic shows the Elevator installers & repairers workforce by gender and educational level.

Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Elevator installers & repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Elevator installers & repairers need many skills, but most especially Troubleshooting, Repairing, Equipment Maintenance.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.71%, but Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers are expected to see a growth of 6.57% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers.

6.57%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.71%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Elevator installers & repairers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.71%, the average rate of national job growth.

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