High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Alaska

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Alaska. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single repair and maintenance job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Alaska run 2.4% above the national average (2024), so a Alaska salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Alaska.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Alaska · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$98,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,300 – $137,9002,720
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$97,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,530 – $108,140390
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$96,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,940 – $109,970160
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$95,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$56,150 – $103,280520
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $139,750490
6Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$91,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,530 – $122,8801,470
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$82,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,800 – $110,0601,430
8Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$79,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,990 – $79,880110
9Medical Equipment Repairers$78,570
Associate's degree
$63,490 – $99,520160
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$77,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,580 – $105,140610
11Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,360 – $109,160860
12Millwrights$76,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,270 – $92,350300
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$75,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $98,610860
14Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$72,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,950 – $102,070160
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$61,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,370 – $81,060270
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,060 – $94,6001,420
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$60,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,260 – $90,9004,590
18Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$54,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $79,810120
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,680
Some college, no degree
$35,170 – $75,670170
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,970 – $61,800550
21Motorcycle Mechanics$45,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,650 – $69,860220
22Tire Repairers and Changers$43,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,660 – $56,990450

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianAlaska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,110	$60,300 – $137,900	2,720
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,450	$58,530 – $108,140	390
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$96,390	$60,940 – $109,970	160
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,850	$56,150 – $103,280	520
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,470	$52,040 – $139,750	490
6	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$91,150	$54,530 – $122,880	1,470
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,670	$58,800 – $110,060	1,430
8	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,870	$49,990 – $79,880	110
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$78,570	$63,490 – $99,520	160
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,430	$48,580 – $105,140	610
11	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,390	$47,360 – $109,160	860
12	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,940	$54,270 – $92,350	300
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,580	$52,000 – $98,610	860
14	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,520	$55,950 – $102,070	160
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,680	$46,370 – $81,060	270
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,840	$44,060 – $94,600	1,420
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,270	$38,260 – $90,900	4,590
18	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,410	$31,200 – $79,810	120
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,680	$35,170 – $75,670	170
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,740	$31,970 – $61,800	550
21	Motorcycle MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,500	$37,650 – $69,860	220
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,330	$34,660 – $56,990	450

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Alaska. The rarer ones are real jobs — but a 1,190-person occupation at the top of a list answers a different question than the one most readers are asking.

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