How to become a lift engineer

Official title: Lift engineer

Also called: Elevator engineer

Lift engineer studies, designs and advises on systems and equipment (e.g. elevators, escalators, hoists etc.) for vertical transportation of passengers and goods. He/she checks systems and equipment to ensure compliance with specifications and safety standards.

Main tasks

• Advising on and designing systems for electrical motors, electrical traction and other equipment, or electrical domestic appliances
• Specifying electrical installation and application in industrial and other buildings and objects
• Establishing control standards and procedures to monitor performance and safety of electrical generating and distribution systems, motors and equipment
• Determining manufacturing methods for electrical systems, as well as maintenance and repair of existing electrical systems, motors and equipment

Ways in

• University: Engineering degrees, Offered by 4 universities in Singapore

Pay · Outlook · AI and this job

• Median pay: $58,104 a year. The middle half earn $45,732 to $79,464 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 a lift engineer?

Ways in include: Engineering degrees.

How much does a lift engineer earn in Singapore?

Median full-time pay is $58,104 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $45,732 to $79,464.

Will AI change the work of a lift engineer?

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