Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Albany.
Albany has 33% more elevator and escalator installers and repairers per job than the country as a whole, about 90 in the metro. BLS counts 21 business locations of nonresidential building-equipment contractors across the metro. Below: local pay for every role we staff, the state licensing rules that apply and the nearby markets competing for the same people.
Positions we recruit for in Albany.
BLS counts about 790 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Albany metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 560). Relative to the size of the local economy, elevator and escalator installers and repairers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 1.33). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Albany: 90 employed · $121,470 median, 22nd-highest of 49 metros
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Albany: 560 employed · $69,450 median, 57th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Albany: 570 employed · $130,980 median, 13th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Albany: 440 employed · $49,670 median, 50th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Albany: 620 employed · $81,290 median, 29th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Albany: 140 employed · $79,710 median, 22nd-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Albany.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Albany earn a median $121,470, 11% over the $109,910 national figure, and 22nd of 49 metros. Pay runs $76,560 at the tenth percentile to $135,620 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $79,710 against $74,090 nationally.
| Role | Albany median | Typical range | National median | vs. national | Employed locally |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elevator Mechanic / Installer · Elevator Service Technician · Elevator Maintenance TechnicianElevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (47-4021) | $121,470 | $76,560–$135,620 | $109,910 | +11% | 90 |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $69,450 | $46,590–$109,810 | $74,690 | −7% | 560 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $130,980 | $79,020–$219,090 | $114,990 | +14% | 570 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $49,670 | $34,420–$76,210 | $50,340 | −1% | 440 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $81,290 | $49,470–$130,060 | $78,740 | +3% | 620 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $79,710 | $52,160–$109,920 | $74,090 | +8% | 140 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Albany metro. Range is 10th to 90th percentile; management and office roles are metro-wide. A metro ranking counts only the metros where BLS publishes that occupation.
How Albany's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
Albany lost nonresidential building-equipment contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 23 business locations to 21 (down 9%), behind the 8% growth nationally.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 23 | 21 | −9% |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: employment | – | 392 | – |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: average annual pay | – | $109,964 | – |
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, private employers, annual averages. A dash means BLS did not publish the figure.
Free Elevator Maintenance hiring resources.
Definitive Guide to Elevator Maintenance · 2026 Elevator Maintenance Salary Guide · 3-Step Interview Guide for Elevator Maintenance
Albany runs 33% more elevator maintenance workers per job than the country as a whole — well above the national concentration. More per job means more people to reach, and more employers reaching them.
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers. Metro-wide figures for the base occupation; the wage table above is role-specific and commercial.
How Albany's elevator maintenance market compares
Among the 47 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Albany ranks 32nd for headcount, 22nd for median pay and 17th for concentration for elevator and escalator installers and repairers.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 3,270 | $136,000 | 2.25 | 467 |
| Syracuse | 130 | $126,630 | 2.86 | 22 |
| Albany | 90 | $121,470 | 1.33 | 21 |
| Buffalo | – | – | – | 30 |
| Rochester | – | – | – | 22 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For elevator maintenance employers in Albany, the pool is deep but local employers have been cutting headcount. Experienced people are here, and some will be open to a move, so a clear offer and a defined path up usually beat a higher posted rate.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Albany metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in New York.
New York State licenses elevator mechanics, elevator contractors, inspectors and accessibility technicians. Applicants qualify through national certifications, registered apprenticeships or recognized training programs, and renewal requires state-approved continuing education. New York City's Department of Buildings runs its own elevator licensing, which the state has approved as equivalent. The same state rules apply in New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse, so candidates licensed there can work in Albany without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: New York State Department of Labor. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Albany talent.
The closest metro we cover is Hartford, about 80 miles away. Syracuse pays the most nearby, a $126,630 median, 4% above Albany. That is the number any Albany offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albany | – | 90 | $121,470 |
| Hartford | 82 mi | – | – |
| Worcester | 103 mi | – | – |
| Bridgeport | 106 mi | – | – |
| Syracuse | 124 mi | 130 | $126,630 |
| Scranton | 130 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Albany crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Albany in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- GlobalFoundries Fab 8 expansion (Malta)$11.6B (plus $575M packaging/testing + $186M R&D)Began 2025, multi-year buildout
A new 358,000 sq ft semiconductor manufacturing facility on GlobalFoundries' existing Malta campus, creating 1,500+ direct jobs plus thousands of indirect jobs - the anchor of the region's two-decade-old chip cluster.
- Albany NanoTech High NA EUV Lithography Center$10B partnershipUnder construction
The first and only publicly-owned High NA Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography Center in North America, at NY CREATES' Albany NanoTech Complex - cutting-edge semiconductor R&D infrastructure.
- Downtown Albany Strategy$200M ($120M projects + $40M housing + $40M community)Multi-year rollout
A three-fund investment strategy to revitalize the capital city's core - major projects, housing, and public-space improvements.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Albany market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Albany.
The 4 credentials that gate the work and the 4 things that most often end an elevator maintenance offer are the same in every market, kept in one place: Elevator Maintenance credentials and offer risks, each linked to the body that issues it. What is local is the licensing rule above and the pay further up this page.
Frequently asked - Elevator Maintenance hiring in Albany.
What do elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in Albany?
BLS puts the Albany median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $121,470 a year, 11% above the $109,910 national median. That ranks 22nd of 49 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Most of the market sits between $76,560 and $135,620, a 1.8x gap and a moderate spread, so a few thousand dollars over the median buys real experience. Within New York, New York pays more, at $136,000.
Is it hard to hire elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Albany?
Not by national standards. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers make up 33% more of the Albany workforce than they do nationally, about 90 people. The 21 nonresidential building-equipment contractors here average about 19 employees per location.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Albany?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Albany, a $130,980 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Mechanic / Installer at $121,470, 7% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $69,450. Relative to national pay, Elevator Project Manager is the strongest-paying role here (14% above). QEI-Certified Inspector trails national pay the most (7% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Albany?
BLS counted 21 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Albany in 2023, employing about 392 people between them. Down from 23 in 2018, a 9% decline against 8% growth nationally. That averages 19 people per location. They pay an average of $109,964, 14% above the $96,086 national average for the same kind of employer. BLS counts elevator contractors under nonresidential building-equipment contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Albany for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Syracuse (124 miles, about 130, $126,630 median), New York (135 miles, about 3,270, $136,000 median) and Boston (139 miles, $150,120 median). New York has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. New York pays 12% more, which is where Albany employers tend to lose people.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Albany has one of the deeper pools of elevator and escalator installers and repairers we cover, but the best of them are already working. Let's find the ones ready to move.
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