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How exposed to AI is a Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairer?

Of the 20 tasks O*NET lists for elevator and escalator installers and repairers, 0 could be done in half the time with a chat window today. 17 cannot be sped up at all. Here is which.

Exposure means published research judged an AI could halve the time a task takes, at the same quality. It does not mean the task stops needing a person. How to read this

Also called
Elevator AdjusterElevator ConstructorElevator InstallerElevator MechanicElevator Repair and Maintenance Technician (Elevator Repair and Maintenance Tech)Elevator Service MechanicElevator Service Technician (Elevator Service Tech)Elevator ServicemanElevator Technician (Elevator Tech)Elevator Troubleshooter
Reachable today Needs software built first Cannot be sped up
20
tasks rated for this occupation
0%
hold a degree, from a survey of only 19
23k
people do this job in the US
14 of 61
least protected in construction

Every task, and what AI can do with it

These are O*NET's task statements for this occupation, exactly as written, sorted into the three bands by the ratings behind this report. Nothing has been reworded.

Only with software built on top

3
  • Check that safety regulations and building codes are met, and complete service reports verifying conformance to standards
  • Maintain log books that detail all repairs and checks performed
  • Participate in additional training to keep skills up to date

Cannot be sped up

17
  • 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
  • Test newly installed equipment to ensure that it meets specifications, such as stopping at floors for set amounts of time
  • Locate malfunctions in brakes, motors, switches, and signal and control systems, using test equipment
  • Connect electrical wiring to control panels and electric motors
  • Adjust safety controls, counterweights, door mechanisms, and components such as valves, ratchets, seals, and brake linings
  • Read and interpret blueprints to determine the layout of system components, frameworks, and foundations, and to select installation equipment
  • Inspect wiring connections, control panel hookups, door installations, and alignments and clearances of cars and hoistways to ensure that equipment will operate properly
  • Disassemble defective units, and repair or replace parts such as locks, gears, cables, and electric wiring
  • Attach guide shoes and rollers to minimize the lateral motion of cars as they travel through shafts
  • Connect car frames to counterweights, using steel cables
  • Bolt or weld steel rails to the walls of shafts to guide elevators, working from scaffolding or platforms
  • Assemble elevator cars, installing each car's platform, walls, and doors
  • Install outer doors and door frames at elevator entrances on each floor of a structure
  • Install electrical wires and controls by attaching conduit along shaft walls from floor to floor and pulling plastic-covered wires through the conduit
  • Cut prefabricated sections of framework, rails, and other components to specified dimensions
  • Operate elevators to determine power demands, and test power consumption to detect overload factors
  • Assemble electrically powered stairs, steel frameworks, and tracks, and install associated motors and electrical wiring
What this does not say

This is not a prediction about your job

Nobody surveyed an employer. Tasks are counted equally, so a percentage here is a share of the list rather than a share of your week. And the ratings were made in 2023, which makes every figure a floor rather than a ceiling.

It must never be used to select anyone for redundancy. The full limits are here.

Where to go next

This is the standard task list for the title. The useful next question is which of the tasks you actually do should go near AI, and which should not.

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Exposure ratings from Eloundou, Manning, Mishkin and Rock, GPTs are GPTs: Labor market impact potential of LLMs, Science 384, 1306–1308, 2024, used under the MIT licence. This page includes information from the O*NET Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. People Team AI has modified all or some of this information. USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Employment figures from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.