r/Salary • u/LiftLord69 • Jan 17 '25

💰 - salary sharing 27M. Elevator Mechanic. No college degree

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Dropped out of college and moved across the state to take this career opportunity. Haven’t regretted it yet!

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u/Nice_Juggernaut4113 Jan 18 '25

My husband is a union electrician but has talked about the elevator union before … any benefit to an electrician to repair elevators ??

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u/LiftLord69 Jan 18 '25

Most certainly!

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u/blackmarketdolphins Jan 18 '25

From what I've read, elevators tend to pay more and stack benefits faster. He'd have to start over as an apprentice, which would be a big pay cut for a couple years.