Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Providence.
BLS counts 36 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 Providence.
BLS counts about 730 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Providence metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 510). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Providence: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Providence: 510 employed · $80,100 median, 26th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Providence: 900 employed · $122,830 median, 28th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Providence: 750 employed · $49,880 median, 44th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Providence: 960 employed · $87,720 median, 10th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Providence: 220 employed · $76,000 median, 41st-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Providence.
BLS publishes no Providence pay for elevator and escalator installers and repairers; nationally the median is $109,910. Construction and building inspectors in Providence earn a median $80,100, 7% over the $74,690 national figure, and 26th of 112 metros. Pay runs $57,450 at the tenth percentile to $110,940 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $76,000 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Providence pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Providence 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) | $80,100 | $57,450–$110,940 | $74,690 | +7% | 510 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $122,830 | $76,680–$190,480 | $114,990 | +7% | 900 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $49,880 | $37,280–$80,460 | $50,340 | −1% | 750 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $87,720 | $58,330–$130,750 | $78,740 | +11% | 960 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $76,000 | $64,480–$81,970 | $74,090 | +3% | 220 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Providence 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 Providence's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
Providence lost nonresidential building-equipment contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 40 business locations to 36 (down 10%), behind the 8% growth nationally. 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 | 40 | 36 | −10% |
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 Providence's elevator maintenance market compares
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Providence metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Rhode Island.
Rhode Island licenses both elevator mechanics and elevator companies through the Department of Labor and Training. The Providence metro crosses a state line, so check the rules in the neighboring state too for crews that work on both sides.
Licensing authority: Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training, Occupational Safety, Elevator Safety Section. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Providence talent.
The closest metro we cover is Worcester, about 35 miles away. BLS does not publish Providence figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Albany has the largest pool within reach, about 90, and Boston pays the most, a $150,120 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence | – | – | – |
| Worcester | 36 mi | – | – |
| Boston | 41 mi | – | $150,120 |
| Hartford | 66 mi | – | – |
| Bridgeport | 102 mi | – | – |
| Albany | 133 mi | 90 | $121,470 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Providence crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Providence in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Rhode Island Hospital active constructionOngoing2026
Active construction at the Plain Street lot required patient/visitor parking relocation starting May 2026 - the state's largest hospital continuing to build even as the life-sciences sector expands around it.
- Rhode Island State Health LaboratoryState-funded, multi-yearRecently completed / ramping to full occupancy
A 9-story downtown Providence facility combining public-health lab infrastructure with a high-containment BSL-3 lab and flexible space for future biotech tenants. Cleanroom-grade mechanical and electrical work at a scale the region rarely builds.
- Ocean State Labs life-science incubator$13M investment over 10 yearsOpened May 2026
Rhode Island's first life-science startup incubator, a 30,000 sq ft Brown University-backed facility at 150 Richmond St. Signals a growing pipeline of smaller lab build-outs feeding off the state's larger cleanroom investment.
Showing 3 of 4 projects tracked in this metro. The Providence market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Providence.
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 Providence.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Providence?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Providence, a $122,830 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is QEI-Certified Inspector at $80,100, 35% below it. Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician is the lowest-paid field role at $76,000. Relative to national pay, Elevator Estimator is the strongest-paying role here (11% above).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Providence?
BLS counted 36 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Providence in 2023. Down from 40 in 2018, a 10% 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 Providence for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Boston (41 miles, $150,120 median), Albany (133 miles, about 90, $121,470 median) and New York (155 miles, about 3,270, $136,000 median).
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