How to become a lift technician
Official title: Lift technician
Also called: Lift maintenance master specialist, Lift maintenance principal specialist, Lift maintenance technician, Lift repair technician, Lift service technician, Lift maintenance master specialist, Lift maintenance principal specialist
Lift technician performs technical tasks related to the installation, maintenance and repair of systems and equipment (e.g. elevators, escalators, hoists etc.) for vertical transportation of passengers and goods. He/she attends to breakdowns and troubleshoots escalators, lifts, etc. issues. He/she may also check the completed work to ensure compliance with specifications and safety standards.
Main tasks
- Monitoring technical aspects of the manufacture, installation, utilisation, maintenance and repair of electrical systems and equipment to ensure satisfactory performance and compliance with specifications and regulations
- Planning installation methods, checking completed installations for safety and controls or undertaking the initial running of the new electrical equipment or systems
- Assembling, installing, testing, calibrating, modifying and repairing electrical equipment and installations to conform with regulations and safety requirements
Ways in
- Apprenticeship: Work-study diploma. Related ITE work-study diplomas: 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 Vertical Transportation. Peernovo matched these from course names; ITE does not publish which jobs each course leads to.
Pay · Outlook · AI and this job
- Median pay: $52,488 a year. The middle half earn $38,484 to $68,028 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 technician?
Ways in include: ITE course (Nitec or Higher Nitec); Work-study diploma.
How much does a lift technician earn in Singapore?
Median full-time pay is $52,488 a year (Ministry of Manpower (via data.gov.sg)). The middle half earn $38,484 to $68,028.
Will AI change the work of a lift technician?
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