Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Raleigh.
BLS counts 35 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 Raleigh.
BLS counts about 1,990 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Raleigh metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 1,760). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Raleigh: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Raleigh: 1,760 employed · $67,840 median, 61st-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Raleigh: 3,020 employed · $119,700 median, 38th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Raleigh: 720 employed · $48,310 median, 70th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Raleigh: 1,420 employed · $79,230 median, 43rd-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Raleigh: 230 employed · $71,880 median, 53rd-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Raleigh.
BLS publishes no Raleigh pay for elevator and escalator installers and repairers; nationally the median is $109,910. Construction and building inspectors in Raleigh earn a median $67,840, 9% under the $74,690 national figure, and 61st of 112 metros. Pay runs $46,840 at the tenth percentile to $97,920 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $71,880 against $74,090 nationally. BLS withholds Raleigh pay for one occupation in the table.
| Role | Raleigh 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) | $67,840 | $46,840–$97,920 | $74,690 | −9% | 1,760 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $119,700 | $78,010–$182,990 | $114,990 | +4% | 3,020 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $48,310 | $34,630–$72,950 | $50,340 | −4% | 720 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $79,230 | $38,350–$131,400 | $78,740 | +1% | 1,420 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $71,880 | $52,690–$103,930 | $74,090 | −3% | 230 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Raleigh 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 Raleigh's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Raleigh rose from 31 in 2018 to 35 in 2023, up 13%, ahead of the 8% national rise.
| Measure | 2018 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: business locations | 31 | 35 | +13% |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: employment | – | 941 | – |
| Nonresidential building-equipment contractors: average annual pay | – | $96,056 | – |
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 Raleigh's elevator maintenance market compares
| Metro | Commercial employers |
|---|---|
| Charlotte | 97 |
| Raleigh | 35 |
| Greensboro | 23 |
| Winston-Salem | 13 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 6 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:Local elevator maintenance employers in Raleigh are adding headcount, which means more employers competing for the same people.
Sources: BLS QCEW 2023 annual averages and BLS OEWS May 2025, Raleigh metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in North Carolina.
North Carolina's Elevator Safety Act sets qualifications for inspectors but has no statewide elevator mechanic or elevator contractor license. The state Department of Labor says companies installing equipment must have an electrical license number from the state's electrical licensing board. The same state rules apply in Charlotte, Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Durham-Chapel Hill, so candidates licensed there can work in Raleigh without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: North Carolina Department of Labor, Elevator and Amusement Device Bureau. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Raleigh talent.
The closest metro we cover is Durham-Chapel Hill, about 20 miles away. BLS does not publish Raleigh figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: Richmond has the largest pool within reach, about 90, at a $108,250 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Raleigh | – | – | – |
| Durham-Chapel Hill | 21 mi | – | – |
| Greensboro | 68 mi | – | – |
| Winston-Salem | 93 mi | – | – |
| Charlotte | 130 mi | – | – |
| Richmond | 139 mi | 90 | $108,250 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Raleigh crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Raleigh in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Hub RTP$2BPhased, multi-year
100-acre downtown Research Triangle Park district delivering 1.5M+ sq ft of office/lab space plus 1,200 residential units. Conventional commercial and mixed-use construction alongside the region's pharma manufacturing boom.
- Raleigh-Durham International Airport capital program$2.5BRunway opening 2029; terminal work through 2032
New 10,639-ft runway and major terminal expansions - heavy civil, structural, and airport-specific MEP work running for most of the decade.
- Novo Nordisk Clayton expansion$4.1BMulti-year buildout
Adds 1.4M sq ft of advanced pharmaceutical manufacturing and roughly 1,000 permanent jobs. One of the largest single pharma capital projects in the Southeast, requiring cleanroom-grade mechanical, electrical, and process piping at scale.
Showing 3 of 5 projects tracked in this metro. The Raleigh market page lists them all.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Raleigh.
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 Raleigh.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Raleigh?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Raleigh, a $119,700 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician at $71,880, 40% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $67,840. Relative to national pay, Elevator Project Manager is the strongest-paying role here (4% above). QEI-Certified Inspector trails national pay the most (9% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Raleigh?
BLS counted 35 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Raleigh in 2023, employing about 941 people between them. Up from 31 in 2018, a 13% increase against 8% growth nationally. That averages 27 people per location. They pay about the national average of $96,086. BLS counts elevator contractors under nonresidential building-equipment contractors.
Which nearby metros compete with Raleigh for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Richmond (139 miles, about 90, $108,250 median), Myrtle Beach (145 miles, about 70, $93,360 median) and Columbia (183 miles, about 60, $80,830 median).
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