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Elevator Constructor, Start to Finish

Elevator work is a closed shop in the best sense: the machines are unlike anything else on a site, the code is its own world, and the way in is an apprenticeship rather than an exam you can book. This path teaches the machine first (traction, hydraulic, controllers, safeties), then the service and inspection discipline the job is actually made of, and closes on the credential ladder: the NEIEP apprenticeship, the CET track, QEI inspection, and the state licenses layered on top.

20 steps

Goal credential: Certified Elevator Technician (CET)

The machine

  1. 1Elevator Types: Traction and Hydraulic
  2. 2Hoistway Anatomy
  3. 3Traction Machines and Roping
  4. 4Hydraulic Elevator Systems
  5. 5Door Operators and Equipment
  6. 6Safeties and Governors
  7. 7Elevator Controllers
  8. 8Escalators and Moving Walks
  9. 9Machine-Room-Less Elevators and Modernization
  10. 10Accessibility Lifts and Dumbwaiters

Service and inspection

  1. 11Preventive Maintenance Programs
  2. 12Troubleshooting Method
  3. 13ASME A17.1 Basics
  4. 14Periodic Inspections and Category Tests
  5. 15Working Safely in the Hoistway

The credential ladder

  1. 16Getting Into the NEIEP Apprenticeship
  2. 17The CET Certification
  3. 18Elevator Mechanic Licensing by State
  4. 19Becoming a QEI Inspector
  5. 20Passing the Elevator Industry Aptitude Test