Elevator Mechanic apprenticeships in Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is the 17th-most populous metro in the US. Here is what working as an elevator mechanic looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL
Tampa: ~90 of 270 (~33%) (small denominator) · market pressure 57/100 — Moderate pressure.
Confidence: low. Annual labor earnings (W-2 wages + self-employment), not OEWS hourly-wage extrapolations.
Source: Census ACS 2024 5-year PUMS (state-rate projection onto metro OEWS employment; small denominator — treat as directional).
Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation.
Source: BLS OEWS.
Confidence: low. Composite of projected annual openings, projected growth, and current $100K+ earnings rate. Not a direct vacancy count.
Source: Projections Central data; score computed by Prentice.
Source: Census ACS 2022 5-year.
A framing, not a forecast. See methodology.
Numerator: ACS PUMS $100K+ annual earners.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is one of Florida's largest labor markets for elevator mechanics. It is the 17th-largest metro area in the United States by population. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an elevator mechanic inside the Tampa metro need first: how local pay compares to the state, what the available labor-market data says about six-figure work, and which statewide programs and licensing rules apply locally.
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL elevator mechanics earn a median of $103,860 (BLS OEWS Tampa MSA, May 2024). For Florida context, statewide pay runs from $24/hr at entry to $44/hr at the state median and $65/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $92K avg salary. The Tampa metro is a top-50 U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Tampa metro, estimated six-figure elevator mechanic jobs: ~203 of 270 (~75%). Confidence: high. Our six-figure estimator uses a $115k review threshold; cells where the published p90 reaches that threshold are flagged for conservative upper-tail extrapolation. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~90 $100K+ annual earners (~33% of employed elevator mechanics, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 57/100 (Moderate, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 769K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Florida shows ~1.6K of 2.1K (~75%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide elevator mechanic programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Florida programs page; none are flagged as metro-exclusive. Metro program and association references are inherited from sourced state pages unless a metro-exclusive entity is explicitly sourced. Treat them as orientation, not a complete local inventory, and verify current intake details with the statewide source or sponsor before relying. Licensing is set at the state level: Florida rules apply in the Tampa metro unless a local authority says otherwise. Metro pages use state-level licensing and program context unless a city, county, or sponsor rule is explicitly sourced. Verify current licensing, local add-ons, and sponsor requirements with the official state or local authority before relying. elevator mechanic apprenticeship sites cluster within a 45-60 minute drive of the Tampa core; smaller employers may sponsor at the regional level when no in-metro slot is open.
ELEVATOR MECHANIC PAY SNAPSHOT — TAMPA-ST. PETERSBURG-CLEARWATER, FL
$103,860 (OEWS MSA-level median)
Source: BLS OEWS MSA cross-industry estimates. Where MSA-level data is suppressed or unpublished we fall back to the state median and label it explicitly.
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