How many hours do elevator techs work on average?
How many days a year off do they get?
How well are they paid in the long run?
How stressful is the job?
Do they have to travel a lot?
Is it possible to work part time as an elevator tech, or it is full time/over time or nothing?
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I can answer a few of these questions. I work 40 hrs a week as a resident mechanic. I also take care of most of the escalators our office has that are on overtime maintenance. That's 25 units I get 6 hours per quarter per unit. I also have 6 freights that have overtime maintenance on them also, which is 3 hours per unit per month. I also take duty every other Tuesday Wends and Thurs, and most weekend. I work more overtime then anyone else in my office. So if you want overtime its out there but most guys are happy with there 40hr a week job.
I get most weekends off, I get 8 paid holidays a year.
I went the union route which I love. Whats great is everyone you work with started from the bottom. Everyone was a %50 at one time. No one gets to be a mechanic cause of who they know or who their daddy is. I got taught by quality mechanic which led me into service and troubleshooting end of the job.
Elevator men do not retire poor. We have great benefits.
The job is stressful but like anything more experience you have and the more you know You learn to handle the stress in more effective ways. Some guys travel but I don't.
And no there is no part timers. Its either all or nothing.