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Specialties that change the work

• Adjuster

  Tuning ride quality, speed and door timing on a new installation. The most technical role in the trade and the best paid.

• Modernization

  Ripping out 40-year-old equipment and replacing the controls. Steady work in every older city.

• Escalators

  A different machine with different faults, and a specialty in airports, transit stations and malls.

• Elevator inspector

  A separate certification, and a way out of the shaft and into inspection and code work later in your career.