Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Huntsville.
BLS counts 8 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 Huntsville.
BLS counts about 300 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Huntsville metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 190). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Huntsville: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Huntsville: 190 employed · $61,420 median, 97th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Huntsville: 770 employed · $96,030 median, 108th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Huntsville: 140 employed · $46,900 median, 86th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Huntsville: 350 employed · $78,670 median, 50th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Huntsville: 110 employed · $57,740 median, 100th-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Huntsville.
BLS publishes no Huntsville pay for elevator and escalator installers and repairers; nationally the median is $109,910. Construction and building inspectors in Huntsville earn a median $61,420, 18% under the $74,690 national figure, and 97th of 112 metros. Pay runs $47,790 at the tenth percentile to $84,590 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $57,740 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Huntsville pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Huntsville 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) | – | – | $109,910 | – | – |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $61,420 | $47,790–$84,590 | $74,690 | −18% | 190 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $96,030 | $59,780–$157,270 | $114,990 | −16% | 770 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $46,900 | $36,230–$75,550 | $50,340 | −7% | 140 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $78,670 | $43,550–$126,450 | $78,740 | 0% | 350 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $57,740 | $38,230–$93,110 | $74,090 | −22% | 110 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Huntsville 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 Huntsville's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Huntsville rose from 6 in 2018 to 8 in 2023, up 33%, ahead of the 8% national rise. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. How many people those 8 locations employ is not published: with a category this small, BLS would effectively be reporting individual employers' payrolls.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 6 | 8 | +33% |
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
How Huntsville's elevator maintenance market compares
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 90 | $103,700 | 1.11 | 45 |
| Huntsville | – | – | – | 8 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Huntsville metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Alabama.
Alabama requires a state elevator mechanic license, and the work must be supervised by a licensed elevator contractor. Applicants need at least three years of elevator industry experience and must pass a written exam, or complete a registered elevator mechanic apprenticeship; renewal requires at least eight hours of continuing education. The same state rules apply in Birmingham, so candidates licensed there can work in Huntsville without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Alabama Department of Labor (Inspections Division, Elevator Safety). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Huntsville talent.
The closest metro we cover is Chattanooga, about 75 miles away. BLS does not publish Huntsville figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Atlanta has the largest pool within reach, about 510, and Nashville pays the most, a $105,290 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huntsville | – | – | – |
| Chattanooga | 76 mi | – | – |
| Birmingham | 84 mi | 90 | $103,700 |
| Nashville | 100 mi | 300 | $105,290 |
| Atlanta | 143 mi | 510 | $83,500 |
| Knoxville | 173 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Huntsville crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Huntsville in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Huntsville Hospital Madison Street Tower expansion$150MOpening 2027
A 5-story, 154,000 sq ft addition with a cardiothoracic ICU, neuro ICU, three floors of acute medical space, 120 private patient rooms, and a new ED vehicle entrance.
- Glaukos research, development, and manufacturing facility$80M+Under construction
200,000 sq ft of new medical-device R&D and manufacturing space.
- Eli Lilly active pharmaceutical ingredient facility$6B (part of a $27B, 4-facility US investment)Construction starting 2026
One of four new pharmaceutical production facilities Eli Lilly is building nationwide - cleanroom-grade manufacturing at genuinely enormous scale for this market.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Huntsville market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Huntsville.
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 Huntsville.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Huntsville?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Huntsville, a $96,030 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is QEI-Certified Inspector at $61,420, 36% below it. Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician is the lowest-paid field role at $57,740. Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician trails national pay the most (22% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Huntsville?
BLS counted 8 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Huntsville in 2023. Up from 6 in 2018, a 33% increase against 8% growth nationally. BLS withholds their combined headcount and pay here, which it does when a category is small enough that the figures could identify individual employers. BLS counts elevator contractors under nonresidential building-equipment contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Huntsville for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Birmingham (84 miles, about 90, $103,700 median), Nashville (100 miles, about 300, $105,290 median) and Atlanta (143 miles, about 510, $83,500 median).
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