Requirements, license levels, and the issuing authority, sourced from Massachusetts's official board.
Massachusetts licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Division of Occupational Licensure's Board of Elevator Regulations and Board of Elevator Examiners, and the state route to the license runs through a registered elevator constructor apprenticeship rather than an experience-only pathway.
| Requirements | The Board of Elevator Regulations regulates the construction, installation, alteration and operation of all elevators in Massachusetts, and all elevator constructors and operators must be licensed by the Board. To apply for an Elevator Mechanic's license the applicant must supply written proof of current registration as an elevator constructor apprentice with the Division of Apprentice Training, written proof of at least 6,000 on the job training hours completed over a period of at least 3 years as an elevator constructor apprentice under the direct and immediate field supervision of a Massachusetts licensed elevator mechanic, and written proof of successful completion of a minimum of 450 hours of classroom environment training from an approved instructional training program. The application fee is $75. Elevator contractors register separately with the Board. |
| Reciprocity | No out-of-state licence, NAESA QEI credential or other national certification is accepted. An applicant must complete Massachusetts apprenticeship registration, at least 6,000 hours of on-the-job training over at least three years under a Massachusetts-licensed mechanic, at least 450 classroom hours, and the Board's own examination, the statute entitles each applicant to exactly one examination, which is mandatory and not waivable. The full 101-section table of contents of Mass. Gen. Laws chapter 143 contains no section on reciprocity, reciprocal licensure or endorsement. The only exceptions found are a narrow Second World War era grandfather clause and a temporary emergency-only non-resident licence, neither of which is a general reciprocity route. |
| Renewal | Renewal opens 60 days before the license expiration date and requires a certificate of Continuing Education completion showing 8 hours of continuing education from a Board approved school. The renewal fee is $75 for an Elevator Mechanic and $20 for an Elevator Operator. Licenses not renewed by their expiration date become void, and after one year are reinstated only by a new application and re-examination if required. The Division's renewal page does not state the length of the licensing cycle. |
| Notes | Massachusetts licenses individual elevator mechanics through the Division of Occupational Licensure's Board of Elevator Regulations and Board of Elevator Examiners, and the state route to the license runs through a registered elevator constructor apprenticeship rather than an experience-only pathway. |
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