At Longjumeau high school, you learn to become an elevator operator in one year. The Jean-Perrin vocational high school offers this training to twelve students per year.
This little-known profession makes it possible to maintain the 637,000 lifts in France. “You can start at the bottom and quickly find yourself at the head of your business,” says Ioan Crisan, a former elevator operator who is now teaching the profession to the next generation.