How to become an electrical lift or escalator and related equipment fitter
Official title: Electrical lift/escalator and related equipment fitter
Also called: Electrical elevator and related equipment fitter, Electrical lift equipment fitter, Electrical lift fitter, Elevator fitter (electrical), Escalator equipment fitter, Escalator fitter, Lift maintenance assistant specialist, Lift maintenance senior specialist, Lift maintenance specialist, Elevator fitter (electrical), Lift maintenance senior specialist
Electrical lift/escalator and related equipment fitter assembles, installs, repairs, or maintains electric or hydraulic freight or passenger elevators, escalators, or dumbwaiters. He/she fits, adjusts and repairs electrical parts of lifts, escalators and equipment in factory, workshop or place of use.
Main tasks
- Fitting, adjusting and repairing various kinds of electrical machinery and motors, generators, switchgear and control apparatus, instruments, or electrical parts of elevators and related equipment
- Installing, testing, connecting, commissioning, maintaining and modifying electrical equipment, wiring and control systems
- Designing, installing, maintaining, servicing and repairing electric and hydraulic passenger and freight lifts, escalators, moving walkways and other lift equipment
- Connecting electrical systems to power supply
- Replacing and repairing defective parts
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: Work-Study Diploma in Electrical Engineering; Work-Study Diploma in Vertical Transportation. You are employed by a company and study at ITE at the same time. Peernovo matched these from course names.
- Polytechnic or ITE: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec). Related ITE courses: Higher Nitec in Electrical Engineering; Higher Nitec in Vertical Transportation. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.; Polytechnic diploma. Related diplomas: Diploma in Electrical Engineering (Ngee Ann Polytechnic). Peernovo matched these from course names; polytechnics do not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $49,296 a year. The middle half earn $36,864 to $61,824 a year.
- Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
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Questions people ask
How do I become an electrical lift or escalator and related equipment fitter?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Polytechnic diploma; Work-study diploma.
How much does an electrical lift or escalator and related equipment fitter earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $49,296 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $36,864 to $61,824.
Will AI change the work of an electrical lift or escalator and related equipment fitter?
Generative AI can do relatively little of this work, by the ILO's global estimate.
Sources
- Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg): Resident Occupational Wages (Occupational Wage Survey) (June 2024 (data.gov.sg update 2026-04-01)), Singapore Open Data Licence v1.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
- International Labour Organization, Generative AI and Jobs: A Refined Global Index of Occupational Exposure (ILO Working Paper 140, Gmyrek et al.) (ILO Working Paper 140, May 2025, Annex Table A1), CC BY 4.0, retrieved 4 October 2026
Updated 4 October 2026