A professional who operates elevator to transport passengers between floors of office building, apartment house, department store, hotel, or similar establishment. Respnsibilities include:

• Pushes buttons or moves lever to control movement of elevator on signal or instructions from passengers or others.
• Opens and closes safety gate and door of elevator at each floor where stop is made.
• Supplies information to passengers, such as location of offices, merchandise, and individuals.
• May perform other duties, such as distributing mail to various floors, answering telephone, preventing unauthorized persons from entering building, and assisting other employees to load and unload freight.
• May sweep or vacuum elevator.
• May be designated according to location of elevator operated as Front-Elevator Operator.