1. Passenger elevator: The elevator designed for transporting passengers needs perfect safety facilities and certain interior decoration.
2. Freight elevator: an elevator mainly used for transporting goods, usually taken by someone.
3. Medical elevator: an elevator designed for transporting sickbeds, stretchers and medical vehicles, with a long and narrow car.
4. Miscellaneous elevators: elevators specially designed for libraries, office buildings and restaurants, used to transport books, documents, food, etc.
5. Sightseeing elevator: the elevator with transparent car wall is used by passengers for sightseeing.
6. Vehicle lift: a lift for transporting vehicles.
7. Ship lift: an elevator used on a ship.
8. Construction elevator: elevator for construction and maintenance.