Elevator Maintenance recruiters serving Syracuse.
Syracuse has 186% more elevator and escalator installers and repairers per job than the country as a whole, about 130 in the metro. BLS counts 22 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 Syracuse.
BLS counts about 830 people working in the occupations behind these roles across the Syracuse metro, the largest group being construction and building inspectors (about 350). Relative to the size of the local economy, elevator and escalator installers and repairers are far more concentrated here than nationally (location quotient 2.86). Local headcount and pay for each role are below; role descriptions are on the Elevator Maintenance hub.
Elevator Mechanic / Installer
Sample job description →Syracuse: 130 employed · $126,630 median, 15th-highest of 49 metros
Elevator Service Technician
Elevator Maintenance Technician
QEI-Certified Inspector
Syracuse: 350 employed · $75,610 median, 41st-highest of 112 metros
Escalator Technician
Elevator Modernization Technician
Elevator Project Manager
Syracuse: 320 employed · $132,760 median, 10th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Service Dispatcher / Coordinator
Syracuse: 490 employed · $50,480 median, 37th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Estimator
Syracuse: 420 employed · $77,970 median, 59th-highest of 111 metros
Elevator Controls / Electronics Technician
Syracuse: 350 employed · $78,170 median, 29th-highest of 107 metros
What Elevator Maintenance roles earn in Syracuse.
Elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Syracuse earn a median $126,630, 15% over the $109,910 national figure, and 15th of 49 metros. Pay runs $66,090 at the tenth percentile to $148,750 at the ninetieth. The best-paid role below is electrical and electronics repairers, commercial and industrial equipment, at $78,170 against $74,090 nationally.
| Role | Syracuse 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) | $126,630 | $66,090–$148,750 | $109,910 | +15% | 130 |
| QEI-Certified InspectorConstruction and Building Inspectors (47-4011) | $75,610 | $46,020–$105,180 | $74,690 | +1% | 350 |
| Elevator Project ManagerConstruction Managers (11-9021) | $132,760 | $82,010–$202,360 | $114,990 | +15% | 320 |
| Elevator Service Dispatcher / CoordinatorDispatchers (43-5032) | $50,480 | $39,310–$76,960 | $50,340 | 0% | 490 |
| Elevator EstimatorCost Estimators (13-1051) | $77,970 | $52,370–$122,410 | $78,740 | −1% | 420 |
| Elevator Controls / Electronics TechnicianElectrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment (49-2094) | $78,170 | $53,870–$97,680 | $74,090 | +6% | 350 |
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, Syracuse 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 Syracuse's elevator maintenance market has changed since 2018.
The number of nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Syracuse rose from 17 in 2018 to 22 in 2023, up 29%, 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 | 17 | 22 | +29% |
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
Syracuse runs 186% 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 Syracuse's elevator maintenance market compares
Among the 47 metros we cover with published BLS figures, Syracuse ranks 27th for headcount, 15th for median pay and 3rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 3,270 | $136,000 | 2.25 | 467 |
| Syracuse | 130 | $126,630 | 2.86 | 22 |
| Albany | 90 | $121,470 | 1.33 | 21 |
| Buffalo | – | – | – | 30 |
| Rochester | – | – | – | 22 |
BLS OEWS occupation figures and QCEW business-location counts; a dash means not published.
What this means for hiring:For elevator maintenance employers in Syracuse, 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, Syracuse metro. Employers are counted by business location.
Elevator Maintenance licensing in New York.
New York State licenses elevator mechanics, elevator contractors, inspectors and accessibility technicians. Applicants qualify through national certifications, registered apprenticeships or recognized training programs, and renewal requires state-approved continuing education. New York City's Department of Buildings runs its own elevator licensing, which the state has approved as equivalent. The same state rules apply in New York, Buffalo, Rochester and Albany, so candidates licensed there can work in Syracuse without re-qualifying.
Licensing authority: New York State Department of Labor. Confirm current rules with the agency.
Nearby markets competing for Syracuse talent.
The closest metro we cover is Rochester, about 75 miles away. Syracuse pays more than every metro we cover within reach ($126,630 median), which helps when recruiting people in from Albany at $121,470. Syracuse 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | – | 130 | $126,630 |
| Rochester | 74 mi | – | – |
| Scranton | 116 mi | – | – |
| Albany | 124 mi | 90 | $121,470 |
| Buffalo | 139 mi | – | – |
| Allentown-Bethlehem | 172 mi | – | – |
BLS OEWS, May 2025; straight-line miles.
What else is competing for Syracuse crews.
Not elevator maintenance work. These are the capital projects big enough to pull the same crews into Syracuse in the months you are trying to fill a seat, each with the status its own market page reports.
- Upstate University Hospital annex$450MDesign phase; construction spanning several years
A new emergency department, burn unit, ICU, and surgery suite, potentially requiring demolition of up to four existing campus buildings.
- Micron semiconductor fabrication complex$100B (plus $6.1B in federal funding)Broke ground early 2026, now in full vertical construction
The largest private investment in New York State's history - four fabs planned across a 1,300-acre site in Clay, NY, up to 9,000 direct jobs and up to 40,000 additional supply-chain/construction jobs.
These are the 2 projects we track in Syracuse. The Syracuse market page covers hiring conditions across every trade here.
What credentials matter for elevator maintenance, and what kills offers in Syracuse.
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 Syracuse.
What do elevator and escalator installers and repairers earn in Syracuse?
BLS puts the Syracuse median for elevator and escalator installers and repairers at $126,630 a year, 15% above the $109,910 national median. That ranks 15th of 49 metros with published figures, in the middle of the pack. Experience carries a clear premium, $66,090 at the 10th percentile against $148,750 at the 90th - a 2.3x gap - so an offer at the median mostly reaches newer workers. Within New York, New York pays more, at $136,000.
Is it hard to hire elevator and escalator installers and repairers in Syracuse?
Not by national standards. Elevator and escalator installers and repairers make up 186% more of the Syracuse workforce than they do nationally, about 130 people. With 29% more of those firms than in 2018, more employers are competing for the same crews.
Which elevator maintenance roles pay the most in Syracuse?
Of the roles we recruit for, Elevator Project Manager pays the most in Syracuse, a $132,760 median (BLS measures that occupation across all industries in the metro). Among field roles the top earner is Elevator Mechanic / Installer at $126,630, 5% below it. QEI-Certified Inspector is the lowest-paid field role at $75,610. Relative to national pay, Elevator Project Manager is the strongest-paying role here (15% above).
How many nonresidential building-equipment contractors operate in Syracuse?
BLS counted 22 nonresidential building-equipment contractors in Syracuse in 2023. Up from 17 in 2018, a 29% 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 Syracuse for elevator and escalator installers and repairers?
The closest metros we cover with published figures are Albany (124 miles, about 90, $121,470 median), New York (195 miles, about 3,270, $136,000 median) and Philadelphia (220 miles, about 540, $132,640 median). New York has the larger pool, so it is the first place to look for senior people willing to move. New York pays 7% more, which is where Syracuse employers tend to lose people.
Plenty of people. Few of them looking.
Syracuse 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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