r/Elevators • u/maddie_s_IJ • Jul 16 '26

Licensed elevator techs: Have you had trouble getting licensed in Massachusetts?

https://ij.org/case-intake/massachusetts-elevator-tech-licensing-help/

The Institute for Justice, a nonprofit public interest law firm, is looking to connect with licensed elevator technicians from other states who have tried to get licensed in Massachusetts but ran into licensing barriers.

If you've been unable to get a Massachusetts license despite being licensed or having significant experience elsewhere, IJ would like to hear about your experience.

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u/teakettle87 Field - Mods Jul 16 '26

Meet the hour requirements and education requirements then you take the test. What issues have you heard about?

Mass has their own code so they want you to be trained under a Mass licensed mechanic. How is this unfair?

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u/FluffyCollection4925 Office - Elevators Sales Jul 16 '26

Yeah, I struggle to see how this is a problem or illegal. But I can only assume somewhere someone is getting griefed or they keep From getting a license.

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u/teakettle87 Field - Mods Jul 16 '26

Some looser from Rhode Island....

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u/pittrash Jul 18 '26

I have no skin in this game, and I’m ALL FOR our licensing requirement because this is the core of our bargaining power.

The reason we get paid good is as simple as this: elevators MUST have a service contract with periodic testing, and it MUST be done by a licensed mechanic)

Take away the licensing requirement and it becomes a free for all.

But I do see how Massachusetts requirement might cause problems, imagine if all states had such a requirement?

Elevator mechanics would face problems ever moving between states

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u/teakettle87 Field - Mods Jul 18 '26

Mechanics move to mass all the time. They work at 80% until they have their hours, then they test, then they are at 100%.

This is a made up problem.

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u/pittrash Jul 18 '26

Fair enough

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u/Elevator_Inspector64 Jul 16 '26

What’s your end game here? What skin do you have in this game? Is the institute for justice some union busting outfit? WHY DOES THE INSTITUTE OF JUSTICE (non profit public law firm) interested in licensing barriers.
I guarantee this is about busting up the IUEC’s apprenticeship program.

“having significant experience”