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Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
3 apprenticeship titles on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for ELEVATOR REPAIRER (hybrid).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility and Private Residence Lift Technician | 2020 | Competency-Based: 4,200 hours Hybrid: 4,200 to 5,250 hours Time-Based: 4,200 hours |
| ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR | 0173 | Hybrid: 6,800 to 8,500 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 6,800 hours |
| ELEVATOR REPAIRER | 0174 | Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,400 hours Time-Based: 8,000 hours Time-Based (V2): 6,399 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn, by state
Maine has the highest state median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers ($143,690) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($38,190), across the 38 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | $143,690 | $69.08 | 110 |
| Nevada | $141,950 | $68.25 | 510 |
| California | $141,180 | $67.88 | 1,910 |
| Oregon | $138,600 | $66.64 | 230 |
| Massachusetts | $138,420 | $66.55 | Not published |
| New Jersey | $137,920 | $66.31 | 800 |
| Washington | $137,180 | $65.95 | 540 |
| New York | $135,720 | $65.25 | 3,470 |
| Illinois | $133,690 | $64.27 | 1,080 |
| Minnesota | $128,020 | $61.55 | 550 |
| Missouri | $126,750 | $60.94 | 450 |
| Colorado | $123,360 | $59.31 | 530 |
| District of Columbia | $122,570 | $58.93 | Not published |
| Maryland | $122,260 | $58.78 | 810 |
| Nebraska | $117,690 | $56.58 | 140 |
| Pennsylvania | $117,250 | $56.37 | 900 |
| South Dakota | $116,320 | $55.92 | Not published |
| Iowa | $115,300 | $55.43 | 90 |
| Virginia | $108,250 | $52.04 | 280 |
| North Carolina | $107,700 | $51.78 | 240 |
| Oklahoma | $105,430 | $50.69 | 140 |
| Ohio | $105,020 | $50.49 | 690 |
| Florida | $104,730 | $50.35 | 2,790 |
| Alabama | $103,700 | $49.86 | 170 |
| Texas | $102,140 | $49.11 | 2,030 |
| Tennessee | $100,490 | $48.31 | 700 |
| Michigan | $99,140 | $47.67 | 560 |
| Indiana | $92,390 | $44.42 | 120 |
| South Carolina | $90,860 | $43.68 | 540 |
| Montana | $90,370 | $43.45 | 40 |
| Kansas | $84,760 | $40.75 | 70 |
| Georgia | $83,500 | $40.14 | 640 |
| Utah | $81,060 | $38.97 | 280 |
| Wisconsin | $77,640 | $37.33 | 370 |
| New Mexico | $71,430 | $34.34 | 110 |
| Arkansas | $61,530 | $29.58 | 60 |
| Kentucky | $42,670 | $20.51 | Not published |
| Puerto Rico | $38,190 | $18.36 | 130 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).