Installation & Repair
Elevator Maintenance Mechanics
SOC 49-9011
Install, maintain, and repair elevators and escalators to strict safety codes.
The job
Median pay
$56k
$47k to $66k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+6.4% projected
Openings a year
2k
BLS projection
Typical education
Apprenticeship
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
9/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
18th pct
More exposed than 18% of occupations · modeled estimate · 25th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
56/100
Key skills
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Active Learning
- Monitoring
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's. A tilde marks a figure estimated from the parent occupation group where BLS publishes none.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 2,680 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $60k |
| Texas | 2,010 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Florida | 1,770 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $50k |
| Illinois | 1,770 | 0.3 | 1.7× | $65k |
| Arizona | 1,540 | 0.5 | 2.7× | $52k |
| New York | 1,360 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $61k |
| New Jersey | 1,290 | 0.3 | 1.7× | $67k |
| Ohio | 1,190 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $58k |
| Pennsylvania | 1,040 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $54k |
| Georgia | 970 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $52k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 810 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $52k |
| North Carolina | 790 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $52k |
| Indiana | 780 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $61k |
| Oklahoma | 610 | 0.4 | 2.0× | $46k |
| Missouri | 590 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $49k |
| Colorado | 570 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $62k |
| Washington | 550 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $60k |
| Maryland | 490 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $56k |
| Massachusetts | 477 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $56k~ |
| Connecticut | 460 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $49k |
| Wisconsin | 390 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $50k |
| Virginia | 380 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $51k |
| Tennessee | 370 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $52k |
| Kansas | 340 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Iowa | 330 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $60k |
| Oregon | 320 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Utah | 304 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $65k~ |
| Nebraska | 280 | 0.3 | 1.6× | $57k |
| Alabama | 260 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $37k |
| Nevada | 240 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Arkansas | 230 | 0.2 | 1.0× | $38k |
| Louisiana | 210 | 0.1 | 0.6× | $47k |
| South Carolina | 190 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $50k |
| Idaho | 180 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $52k |
| Kentucky | 180 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $58k |
| New Mexico | 168 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $48k~ |
| South Dakota | 160 | 0.3 | 2.0× | $51k |
| Mississippi | 150 | 0.1 | 0.7× | $47k |
| Montana | 150 | 0.3 | 1.7× | $51k |
| New Hampshire | 150 | 0.2 | 1.3× | $62k |
| Maine | 126 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $61k~ |
| Hawaii | 116 | 0.2 | 1.1× | $62k~ |
| Minnesota | 110 | 0.0 | 0.2× | $59k |
| North Dakota | 101 | 0.2 | 1.4× | $58k~ |
| Alaska | 86 | 0.3 | 1.5× | $104k~ |
| Delaware | 73 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $57k~ |
| Rhode Island | 72 | 0.1 | 0.8× | $51k~ |
| West Virginia | 60 | 0.1 | 0.5× | $46k |
| Wyoming | 60 | 0.2 | 1.2× | $52k |
| Vermont | 49 | 0.2 | 0.9× | $56k~ |
| Washington DC | 48 | 0.1 | 0.4× | $67k~ |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ1,770 jobs · $67k median
- Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ1,260 jobs · $54k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA770 jobs · $61k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX740 jobs · $51k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA540 jobs · $58k median
- Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL500 jobs · $41k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL490 jobs · $58k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD480 jobs · $56k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Elevator Maintenance Mechanics interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.