elevator operator

Elevator operators are persons employed to sit or stand in elevators and control their movements on behalf of tenants and users of a structure.

The work is the operation of the elevator for its passengers. It can involve direct control of movement in a manually controlled car or use of the controls in an automatic elevator. The presence of an operator does not by itself identify the elevator mechanism.

A doorman attends the entrance to a building, while an elevator operator controls an elevator from inside it. Elevator maintenance is a separate activity concerned with keeping the machinery in working order.