Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Scranton.
BLS counts 17 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 Scranton.
BLS counts about 320 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Scranton metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 210). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Scranton: BLS does not publish a local figure for this occupation.
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Scranton: 210 employed · $61,630 median, 95th-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Scranton: 210 employed · $108,500 median, 59th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Scranton: 300 employed · $47,380 median, 82nd-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Scranton: 340 employed · $75,720 median, 75th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Scranton: 110 employed
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Scranton.
BLS publishes no Scranton pay for elevator and escalator installers and repairers; nationally the median is $109,910. Construction and building inspectors in Scranton earn a median $61,630, 17% under the $74,690 national figure, and 95th of 112 metros. Pay runs $47,740 at the tenth percentile to $98,540 at the ninetieth. BLS withholds Scranton pay for 2 occupations in the table.
| Role | Scranton 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) | $61,630 | $47,740–$98,540 | $74,690 | −17% | 210 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $108,500 | $76,500–$162,850 | $114,990 | −6% | 210 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $47,380 | $36,100–$74,280 | $50,340 | −6% | 300 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $75,720 | $51,310–$118,180 | $78,740 | −4% | 340 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | – | – | $74,090 | – | 110 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Scranton 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 Scranton's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
Scranton lost nonresidential building-equipment contractors between 2018 and 2023, from 18 business locations to 17 (down 6%), 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 | 18 | 17 | −6% |
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 Scranton's elevator maintenance market compares
| Metro | Employed | Median pay | Concentration | Commercial employers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia | 540 | $132,640 | 1.21 | 144 |
| Pittsburgh | 140 | $121,920 | 0.80 | 46 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem | – | – | – | 28 |
| Harrisburg | – | – | – | 11 |
| Lancaster | – | – | – | 14 |
| Scranton | – | – | – | 17 |
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, Scranton metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania does not license elevator mechanics or elevator contracting companies at state level. The Department of Labor and Industry has sole jurisdiction over the construction and use of elevators and lifting devices anywhere in the state under the Uniform Construction Code, and regulates the equipment through plan review, permits, acceptance inspections and periodic inspections. What the Department does certify is the inspection side: third-party agencies must be certified, and the UCC Elevator Inspector category requires passing the Qualified Elevator Inspector test and submitting a valid QEI card. Philadelphia, often assumed to have its own elevator trade license, lists none among its Licenses and Inspections trade licenses, so screen on apprenticeship and employer history instead. The same state rules apply in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown-Bethlehem, Harrisburg and Lancaster, so candidates licensed there can work in Scranton without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry, Bureau of Occupational and Industrial Safety, Elevator Division (34 Pa. Code Chapters 401 and 405). Confirm current rules with the agency.
We have not closed an elevator maintenance search in Scranton yet. Here is what we have closed.
These are other trades in the same market. We would rather show you the searches we have actually run in Scranton than imply a record in this trade that we do not have yet.
- HVAC TechnicianA senior technician across commercial and industrial HVAC and refrigeration.
Nearby markets competing for Scranton talent.
The closest metro we cover is Allentown-Bethlehem, about 55 miles away. BLS does not publish Scranton figures for this occupation, so the nearby markets are the best guide: New York has the largest pool within reach, about 3,270, at a $136,000 median.
| Metro | Distance | Employed | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scranton | – | – | – |
| Allentown-Bethlehem | 56 mi | – | – |
| New York | 99 mi | 3,270 | $136,000 |
| Lancaster | 100 mi | – | – |
| Harrisburg | 101 mi | – | – |
| Philadelphia | 104 mi | 540 | $132,640 |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Scranton crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Scranton in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center expansion$900MStructural steel complete July 2026; tower opens Q1 2028; renovations through 2030
An 11-story, 600,000 sq ft patient tower increasing capacity from 356 to 500 beds and operating rooms from 12 to 18, plus an expanded emergency department.
- AWS data center (Salem Township)Part of a $20B combined AWS Pennsylvania investmentUnder development
One of two Amazon Web Services data centers in the state, with capacity Amazon has not publicly disclosed.
- NorthPoint Development data center campus (Hazle Township)UndisclosedPermit denied Nov 2025, developer appealing
A 15-building data center campus proposed on approximately 1,280 acres. Hazle Township supervisors voted 3-0 to deny the plan; the developer is now pursuing litigation/appeal, so this remains a proposal, not an active project.
These are the 3 projects we track in Scranton. The Scranton market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Scranton.
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 Scranton.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Scranton?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Scranton, a $108,500 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is QEI-Certified Inspector at $61,630, 43% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector trails national pay the most (17% below).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Scranton?
BLS counted 17 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Scranton in 2023. Down from 18 in 2018, a 6% 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 Scranton for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are New York (99 miles, about 3,270, $136,000 median), Philadelphia (104 miles, about 540, $132,640 median) and Syracuse (116 miles, about 130, $126,630 median).
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