Elevator Mechanic apprenticeships in Lubbock, TX
Lubbock, TX is a smaller U.S. metro. Here is what working as an elevator mechanic looks like locally.
KEY FACTS — LUBBOCK, TX
Lubbock: ~13 of 40 (~34%) (small denominator) · market pressure 64/100 — High 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. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance.
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.
Lubbock, TX is one of Texas's labor markets for elevator mechanics. This page collects what adults switching into a career as an elevator mechanic inside the Lubbock 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.
Lubbock, TX elevator mechanics earn a median of $81,380 (BLS OEWS Lubbock MSA, May 2024). For Texas context, statewide pay runs from $23/hr at entry to $42/hr at the state median and $61/hr at the experienced end. Statewide headline: $87K avg salary. The Lubbock metro is a smaller U.S. MSA; local wages may run above or below the state median depending on sector mix.
In the Lubbock metro, estimated six-figure elevator mechanic jobs: ~8 of 40 (~20%). Confidence: high. Log-normal fit residual is within tolerance. ACS 2024 5-year PUMS estimates ~13 $100K+ annual earners (~34% of employed elevator mechanics, ACS PUMS WAGP+SEMP). Projections Central long-term pressure score: 64/100 (High, low confidence). Bachelor's-plus in the metro labor force: 62K (ACS 2022 5-year). For statewide context: Texas shows ~358 of 1.4K (~26%). Sources: BLS OEWS, Census ACS PUMS, Projections Central, Census ACS.
Statewide elevator mechanic programs and employer-sponsored paths are listed on the Texas 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: Texas rules apply in the Lubbock 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. Smaller MSAs like the Lubbock metro often source elevator mechanic apprentices from a 60-mile radius into the nearest larger urban center; check with the state programs page for the closest active intake.
ELEVATOR MECHANIC PAY SNAPSHOT — LUBBOCK, TX
$81,380 (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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