Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Oklahoma City.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers are scarcer in Oklahoma City than in most of the country, 64% fewer per job, so the roughly 40 who work here are rarely short of offers. BLS counts 34 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 Oklahoma City.
BLS counts about 1,190 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Oklahoma City metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 800). Relative to the size of the local economy, elevator and escalator installers and repairers are far less concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 0.36). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Oklahoma City: 40 employed · $61,680 median, 48th-highest of 49 metros
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Oklahoma City: 800 employed · $59,610 median, 102nd-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Oklahoma City: 820 employed · $100,690 median, 99th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Oklahoma City: 750 employed · $47,630 median, 79th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Oklahoma City: 730 employed · $73,030 median, 90th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Oklahoma City: 350 employed · $73,760 median, 45th-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Oklahoma City.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Oklahoma City earn a median $61,680, 44% under the $109,910 national figure, and 48th of 49 metros. Pay runs $35,270 at the tenth percentile to $121,280 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $73,760 against $74,090 nationally.
| Role | Oklahoma City 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) | $61,680 | $35,270–$121,280 | $109,910 | −44% | 40 |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $59,610 | $40,390–$99,290 | $74,690 | −20% | 800 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $100,690 | $60,310–$179,080 | $114,990 | −12% | 820 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $47,630 | $31,600–$74,080 | $50,340 | −5% | 750 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $73,030 | $42,700–$114,010 | $78,740 | −7% | 730 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $73,760 | $63,130–$91,680 | $74,090 | 0% | 350 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Oklahoma City 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 Oklahoma City's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Oklahoma City rose from 28 in 2018 to 34 in 2023, up 21%, ahead of the 8% national rise. BLS stops short of publishing headcount and pay for them here, which happens when a handful of firms account for most of the work.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 28 | 34 | +21% |
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
Oklahoma City runs 64% fewer elevator maintenance workers per job than the country as a whole — well below the national concentration. Fewer per job means the people you want are already working, and usually for someone who would rather keep 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 Oklahoma City's elevator maintenance market compares
Among the 47 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Oklahoma City ranks 44th for headcount, 46th for median pay and 44th for concentration for elevator and escalator installers and repairers. That makes it one of the thinnest elevator maintenance labor markets we recruit in.
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tulsa | 90 | $107,440 | 1.24 | 31 |
| Oklahoma City | 40 | $61,680 | 0.36 | 34 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For elevator maintenance employers in Oklahoma City, the local pool is thinner than most, so plan on recruiting some roles in from outside the metro.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Oklahoma City metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Oklahoma.
Oklahoma requires all elevator contractors, mechanics and inspectors to be state-licensed. Mechanics generally need three years of elevator industry experience plus a written exam, or a nationally recognized training program, registered apprenticeship or equivalent out-of-state license, and must complete at least eight hours of continuing education to renew. The same state rules apply in Tulsa, so candidates licensed there can work in Oklahoma City without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Oklahoma Department of Labor. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Oklahoma City talent.
The closest metro we cover is Tulsa, about 100 miles away, with roughly 90 elevator and escalator installers and repairers (2.3 times Oklahoma City's 40). Kansas City pays the most nearby, a $124,120 median, 101% above Oklahoma City. That is the number any Oklahoma City offer is competing with when experienced people weigh a move. Dallas-Fort Worth has the deepest pool within reach, so a search for senior roles here usually extends there.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | – | 40 | $61,680 |
| Tulsa | 98 mi | 90 | $107,440 |
| Wichita | 154 mi | – | – |
| Dallas-Fort Worth | 190 mi | 500 | $108,150 |
| Kansas City | 298 mi | 200 | $124,120 |
| Little Rock | 300 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Oklahoma City crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Oklahoma City in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Tinker AFB depot modernization / B-21 workload~$11B projected pipelineMulti-year, ramping through the 2030s
Tinker is becoming a premier hub for the Air Force's next-generation aircraft - the B-21 Raider stealth bomber and KC-46 Pegasus tanker. The base is expanding east across Douglas Avenue to house new missions, driving sustained industrial-facility and MEP construction demand.
- Bomber Agile Common Hangar$127M (FY2026 MilCon)FY2026 funded
New hangar to support program depot maintenance and sustain bomber-fleet readiness - large-span structural and specialized industrial-facility construction.
- Tinker AFB power generation project$100M (part of a broader $5.5B construction program)Recently completed / ramping
OG&E and Tinker AFB partnership on new power generation infrastructure - electrical and industrial construction tied directly to the base's expanding mission set.
These are the 3 projects we track in Oklahoma City. The Oklahoma City market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Oklahoma City.
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 Oklahoma City.
What do elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in Oklahoma City?
BLS puts the Oklahoma City median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $61,680 a year, 44% below the $109,910 national median. That ranks 48th of 49 metros with published figures, in the bottom quarter. The range is unusually wide: $35,270 at the bottom tenth against $121,280 at the top tenth, a 3.4x gap. Senior people here are priced far above the median. Within Oklahoma, Tulsa pays more, at $107,440.
Is it hard to hire elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Oklahoma City?
Yes. Oklahoma City has 64% fewer elevator and escalator installers and repairers per job than the country as a whole, roughly 40 in the metro, so most of the people worth hiring are already employed. With 21% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Oklahoma City?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Oklahoma City, a $100,690 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician at $73,760, 27% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $59,610. Elevator Mechanic / Installer trails national pay the most (44% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Oklahoma City?
BLS counted 34 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Oklahoma City in 2023. Up from 28 in 2018, a 21% 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 Oklahoma City for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Tulsa (98 miles, about 90, $107,440 median), Dallas-Fort Worth (190 miles, about 500, $108,150 median) and Kansas City (298 miles, about 200, $124,120 median). Tulsa has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. Tulsa pays 74% more, which is where Oklahoma City employers tend to lose people.
Thin market. Short list anyway.
With elevator and escalator installers and repairers this scarce in Oklahoma City, an open seat rarely fills from a job posting. Let's line up the people before the next one opens.
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