72406 – Elevator constructors and mechanics
Lead statement
Elevator constructors and mechanics assemble, install, maintain and repair freight and passenger elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other related equipment. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Main duties
- Read and interpret blueprints to determine layout of system components
- Perform preparatory construction work including steel work, wiring and piping
- Install elevators, escalators, moving walkways, dumbwaiters and related equipment according to specifications
- Connect car frames to counterweights with cables and assemble elevator cars
- Install and wire electric and electronic control system devices
- Install, test and adjust safety control devices
- Test operation of newly installed equipment
- Troubleshoot electrical or mechanical systems failures
- Disassemble defective units and repair or replace worn or suspect parts
- Adjust valves, ratchets, seals, brake linings and other components
- Carry out preventative maintenance programs to ensure public safety.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program ora combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in elevator construction or repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Elevator constructor and mechanic trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Example job titles
apprentice elevator mechanic · elevator mechanic apprentice · dumbwaiter installer-repairer · elevator adjuster · elevator builder · elevator constructor · elevator constructor-mechanic · elevator installer · elevator erector · elevator mechanic · elevator repair mechanic · elevator repairer · escalator installer · escalator repairer · escalator repairman/woman · journeyman/woman elevator constructor · journeyman/woman elevator mechanic · elevator maintenance mechanic · moving walkway installer-repairer · escalator installer-repairer · escalator mechanic (non construction) · elevator constructor and mechanic apprentice · elevator mechanic (non-construction)
Wages (per hour)
| Province / territory | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | $22.00 | $45.00 | $68.00 |
| Nova Scotia | $28.92 | $41.19 | $54.90 |
| New Brunswick | $35.57 | $49.48 | $61.84 |
| Quebec | $30.23 | $42.39 | $52.37 |
| Ontario | $20.00 | $43.50 | $68.00 |
| Manitoba | $32.99 | $46.34 | $54.98 |
| Saskatchewan | $32.11 | $44.19 | $54.96 |
| Alberta | $39.17 | $55.62 | $69.55 |
| British Columbia | $32.00 | $52.50 | $62.40 |
Source: Job Bank wages, 2025 release (ESDC). Low and high are the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Occupation details: ESDC OaSIS 2025, based on NOC 2021.