Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Myrtle Beach.
Myrtle Beach has 201% more elevator and escalator installers and repairers per job than the country as a whole, about 70 in the metro. BLS counts 6 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 Myrtle Beach.
BLS counts about 280 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Myrtle Beach metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 170). Relative to the size of the local economy, elevator and escalator installers and repairers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 3.01). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Myrtle Beach: 70 employed · $93,360 median, 41st-highest of 49 metros
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Myrtle Beach: 170 employed · $59,600 median, 103rd-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Myrtle Beach: 340 employed · $97,580 median, 106th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Myrtle Beach: 120 employed · $39,870 median, 109th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Myrtle Beach: 180 employed · $68,890 median, 105th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Myrtle Beach: 40 employed · $64,930 median, 71st-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Myrtle Beach.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Myrtle Beach earn a median $93,360, 15% under the $109,910 national figure, and 41st of 49 metros. Pay runs $58,470 at the tenth percentile to $123,860 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $64,930 against $74,090 nationally.
| Role | Myrtle Beach 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) | $93,360 | $58,470–$123,860 | $109,910 | −15% | 70 |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $59,600 | $43,880–$81,740 | $74,690 | −20% | 170 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $97,580 | $59,250–$173,960 | $114,990 | −15% | 340 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $39,870 | $30,910–$65,650 | $50,340 | −21% | 120 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $68,890 | $44,530–$121,280 | $78,740 | −13% | 180 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $64,930 | $48,700–$80,800 | $74,090 | −12% | 40 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
Myrtle Beach lost nonresidential building-equipment contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 8 business locations to 6 (down 25%), behind the 8% growth nationally. With so few firms, one opening or closing moves that percentage a long way. How many people those 6 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 | 8 | 6 | −25% |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: employment | 75 | – | – |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: average annual pay | $68,028 | – | – |
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.
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Myrtle Beach runs 201% 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 Myrtle Beach's elevator maintenance market compares
Among the 47 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Myrtle Beach ranks 38th for headcount, 39th for median pay and 2nd for concentration for elevator and escalator installers and repairers. That puts it among the deepest elevator maintenance labor markets in the country.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | 70 | $93,360 | 3.01 | 6 |
| Columbia | 60 | $80,830 | 1.07 | 28 |
| Greenville | – | – | – | 34 |
| Charleston | – | – | – | 20 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For elevator maintenance employers in Myrtle Beach, the local pool is deeper than most, so a well-run search can usually fill field roles from inside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Myrtle Beach metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in South Carolina.
South Carolina has no elevator mechanic license and no elevator contractor license. Title 41, Chapter 16 does not define or license elevator contractors or mechanics, and the Contractor's Licensing Board classification list contains no elevator or conveying systems category. The state regulates the equipment, requiring a permit to install or alter and an annual certificate of operation, and it licenses only special inspectors, who under Regulation 71-5400 must show QEI-1 qualifications or hold an inspector certificate from an ASME-accredited authority plus liability coverage. Verify apprenticeship completion, union journeyman card and prior employer references, and treat QEI certification as relevant only for inspection roles. The same state rules apply in Greenville, Charleston and Columbia, so candidates licensed there can work in Myrtle Beach without re-qualifying. The Myrtle Beach metro crosses a state line, so check the rules in the neighboring state too for crews that work on both sides.
Licensing authority: South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, Office of Elevators and Amusement Rides (S.C. Code Title 41, Chapter 16). Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Myrtle Beach talent.
The closest metro we cover is Charleston, about 85 miles away. Myrtle Beach pays more than every metro we cover within reach ($93,360 median), which helps when recruiting people in from Columbia at $80,830. Myrtle Beach is the largest market for this work in the region, so nearby metros tend to recruit from here rather than the other way round.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myrtle Beach | – | 70 | $93,360 |
| Charleston | 87 mi | – | – |
| Columbia | 125 mi | 60 | $80,830 |
| Raleigh | 145 mi | – | – |
| Charlotte | 154 mi | – | – |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 159 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Myrtle Beach crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Myrtle Beach in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Grand Strand Health regional expansion$350M total ($220M South Strand Hospital + $55.2M main campus + $30M parking garage + ~$45M across three freestanding ERs)South Strand Hospital opening Q4 2027
A 59-bed greenfield hospital with 4 operating rooms, plus freestanding ERs in Murrells Inlet, Conway, and Little River, ER/OR/lab enhancements at the main Myrtle Beach campus, and a new 742-space parking garage.
- Ocean 23 oceanfront timeshare hotel~$230MApproved, moving forward
A 25-story, 227-unit oceanfront tower on Ocean Boulevard.
- City of Myrtle Beach FY2026 budget$360.7MFiscal year 2026
Includes construction starting this summer on a new Fire Station #1, plus infrastructure, coastal resilience, and tourism-facility investments.
These are the 3 projects we track in Myrtle Beach. The Myrtle Beach market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Myrtle Beach.
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 Myrtle Beach.
What do elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in Myrtle Beach?
BLS puts the Myrtle Beach median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $93,360 a year, 15% below the $109,910 national median. That ranks 41st of 49 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. Experience carries a clear premium, $58,470 at the 10th percentile against $123,860 at the 90th - a 2.1x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers. No other South Carolina metro we cover pays more for this work (Columbia: $80,830).
Is it hard to hire elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Myrtle Beach?
Not by national standards. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers make up 201% more of the Myrtle Beach workforce than they do nationally, about 70 people. There are 25% fewer of those firms than in 2018, so experienced people have fewer local employers to move between.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Myrtle Beach?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Myrtle Beach, a $97,580 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Mechanic / Installer at $93,360, 4% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $59,600. Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator trails national pay the most (21% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Myrtle Beach?
BLS counted 6 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Myrtle Beach in 2023. Down from 8 in 2018, a 25% decline 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 Myrtle Beach for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Columbia (125 miles, about 60, $80,830 median) and Richmond (279 miles, about 90, $108,250 median). Richmond pays 16% more, which is where Myrtle Beach employers tend to lose people.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Myrtle Beach 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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