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Last Update: 11/21/2025
Your role’s AI Resilience Score is
59.1%
Median Score
Changing Fast
Evolving
Stable
What does this resilience result mean?
These roles are shifting as AI becomes part of everyday workflows. Expect new responsibilities and new opportunities.
AI Resilience Report for
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
They make sure elevators and escalators work safely by installing, fixing, and maintaining them so people can move up and down without problems.
Summary
This career is labeled as "Stable" because, although AI tools are used to help spot problems and manage data, the hands-on work of installing and repairing elevators and escalators still relies heavily on skilled human workers. Tasks like cutting rails, connecting cables, and adjusting brakes need human judgment and care, which AI can't replace.
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This career is labeled as "Stable" because, although AI tools are used to help spot problems and manage data, the hands-on work of installing and repairing elevators and escalators still relies heavily on skilled human workers. Tasks like cutting rails, connecting cables, and adjusting brakes need human judgment and care, which AI can't replace.
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AI Resilience
All scores are converted into percentiles showing where this career ranks among U.S. careers. For models that measure impact or risk, we flip the percentile (subtract it from 100) to derive resilience.
CareerVillage.org's AI Resilience Analysis
AI Task Resilience
Evolving50.2%
50.2%
Microsoft's Working with AI
AI Applicability
Stable86.8%
86.8%
Will Robots Take My Job
Automation Resilience
Evolving64.3%
64.3%
Medium Demand
Labor Market Outlook
We use BLS employment projections to complement the AI-focused assessments from other sources.
Learn about this scoreGrowth Rate (2024-34):
5.0%
Growth Percentile:
73.3%
Annual Openings:
2
Annual Openings Pct:
21.2%
Analysis of Current AI Resilience
Elevator/Escalator Repair
Updated Quarterly • Last Update: 11/22/2025
State of Automation & Augmentation
Technicians today use some AI-like tools to help spot problems, but they still do most hands-on work. For example, modern elevators have sensors on parts (doors, motors, cables, etc.) that send data to computers. These can flag unusual patterns early (“predictive maintenance”), so crews fix things before a breakdown happens [1] [2].
Paper logbooks are also fading: Hong Kong now uses a cloud-based app (even with blockchain) so mechanics upload repair records on the go instead of writing them by hand [3] [3]. These steps automate paperwork and data analysis, but they act as tools to help workers rather than replace them.
Most physical tasks remain with skilled people. We didn’t find any examples of robots actually installing elevator cars or pulling wires in the field. What exists is mostly assistive tech: some companies give technicians augmented-reality glasses that show instructions or connect them to a remote expert while they work [4].
Still, even if a computer can analyze usage data far faster than a person [1], the real fixing – cutting rails to size, connecting cables, adjusting brakes – is done by human hands and judgment. In short, AI and sensors help find and diagnose faults, but the actual assembly and repair are done by people.
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AI Adoption
Elevator companies see reasons to use these tools (and reasons to move slowly). Smart maintenance can save money and improve safety. For instance, experts note AI maintenance cuts downtime and repair costs significantly [2].
Regulators also push this shift: Hong Kong now requires digital maintenance logs, not paper ones [3]. Big firms invest in these systems to keep elevators running (the global elevator market is growing, so partly to meet demand). At the same time, upgrading elevators is expensive and tightly regulated.
Experts warn that retrofitting sensors or new software into old lifts is complex and requires trained staff [5]. Safety codes are strict, so any new tech must be carefully tested.
Overall, AI is being used to help elevator workers, not replace them. You’ll still need hands-on skills, problem-solving, and communication – things computers can’t do alone. In fact, staying up-to-date on new tools (like digital logs or AR) can make an elevator career more modern and safe.
The job remains one where human care is key while AI just lends a hand [4] [5].
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Career: Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
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Employment & Wage Data
Median Wage
$106,580
Jobs (2024)
24,200
Growth (2024-34)
+5.0%
Annual Openings
2,000
Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Experience
None
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2024-2034
Task-Level AI Resilience Scores
AI-generated estimates of task resilience over the next 3 years
1
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.
2
Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors.
3
Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date.
4
Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit.
5
Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time.
6
Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards.
7
Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings.
Tasks are ranked by their AI resilience, with the most resilient tasks shown first. Core tasks are essential functions of this occupation, while supplemental tasks provide additional context.
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