Elevator installers & repairers

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Total Workforce

24k

Average Age

43.8

Average Salary

$86,793

Average Male Salary

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Average Female Salary

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About

Elevator installers & repairers are most often employed by the Construction industry. The average yearly wage for Elevator installers & repairers was $86,793 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Elevator installers & repairers by wage are Computer systems analysts, Materials engineers, and Medical & health services managers.

Elevator installers & repairers are part of the Construction & Extraction Occupations, along with Firstline supervisors of construction trades & extraction workers, Boilermakers, Carpenters, Carpet, floor, & tile installers & finishers, Cement masons, concrete finishers, & terrazzo workers, and 28 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Elevator installers & repairers are . The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Elevator installers & repairers are .

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Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Elevator installers & repairers and on wages and locations 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 Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers . Elevator installers & repairers are paid most in false but are relatively concentrated in false.

Wages

Yearly Wage

$86,793

AVERAGE SALARY

± $6,005

In 2018, Elevator installers & repairers earned an average of $86,793, $32,905 more than than the average national salary of $53,888.

Materials engineers make somewhat more than Elevator installers & repairers while Computer systems analysts make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Elevator installers & repairers as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.247

WAGE GINI

In 2017, Elevator installers & repairers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.247, which is lower than than the national average of 0.479. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Elevator installers & repairers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Elevator installers & repairers.

Spatial Concentration

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Elevator installers & repairers.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries employing Elevator installers & repairers, by number of employees, are Construction, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers .

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Elevator installers & repairers, by average wage, are Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers , Construction, Construction, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified, and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers .

Industries by Share

24k

2018 Workforce

± 3,802

5.65%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 21.5%

The number of people employed as Elevator installers & repairers has been growing at a rate of 5.65%, from 22,697 people in 2017 to 23,980 people in 2018.

This graphic shows the share of Elevator installers & repairers employed by various industries. Construction employs the largest share of Elevator installers & repairers at 86.3%, followed by Machinery manufacturing, n.e.c. or not specified with 5.75% and Machinery, equipment, & supplies merchant wholesalers with 3.93%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Elevator installers & repairers in the US. The average age of male Elevator installers & repairers in the workforce is N/A and of female Elevator installers & repairers is N/A, and the most common race/ethnicity for Elevator installers & repairers is White (Non-Hispanic).

Gender Composition

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MALE WORKFORCE

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FEMALE WORKFORCE

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N/A% of Elevator installers & repairers are N/A, making them the more common gender in the occupation. This chart shows the gender breakdown of Elevator installers & repairers.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Elevator installers & repairers

White (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)

80% of Elevator installers & repairers are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 8.41% of Elevator installers & repairers, White (Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Elevator installers & repairers.

Age by Gender

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AVERAGE MALE AGE

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AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

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The median age of Elevator installers & repairers is 43.8, and Male employees are generally N/A years N/A than their Female counterparts.

Education

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 a relatively high number of Elevator installers & repairers hold a major in Engineering.

Majors

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

MOST COMMON MAJORS

MOST SPECIALIZED MAJORS

Skills

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, and Equipment Maintenance. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Elevator installers & repairers need more than the average amount of Installation, Repairing, and Equipment Maintenance.