High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Amarillo, TX

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Amarillo, TX. 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 Amarillo, TX run 8.2% below the national average (2024), so a Amarillo, TX salary is worth about 1.09× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Amarillo, TX · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$78,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,580 – $94,44090
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,870 – $110,690700
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$63,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,190 – $97,66050
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $81,460230
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $78,170330
6Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $72,280100
7Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$57,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,730 – $78,24060
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,460 – $78,160140
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,210 – $73,460350
10Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$50,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,650 – $75,62090
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$49,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,420 – $77,020350
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,480 – $58,510120
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,360 – $75,650160
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$26,630 – $73,430930
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $60,1801,640
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,020 – $63,610200
17Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$44,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $53,21040
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$40,750
Some college, no degree
$34,850 – $55,68040
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$34,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,950 – $47,030180
20Tire Repairers and Changers$34,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,680 – $44,570190

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmarillo, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,230	$38,580 – $94,440	90
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,580	$45,870 – $110,690	700
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,270	$49,190 – $97,660	50
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,720	$46,490 – $81,460	230
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,590	$39,120 – $78,170	330
6	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,410	$38,570 – $72,280	100
7	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,400	$46,730 – $78,240	60
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,250	$40,460 – $78,160	140
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,040	$38,210 – $73,460	350
10	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,170	$36,650 – $75,620	90
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,840	$37,420 – $77,020	350
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,560	$36,480 – $58,510	120
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,190	$30,360 – $75,650	160
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,860	$26,630 – $73,430	930
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,340	$29,220 – $60,180	1,640
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,700	$29,020 – $63,610	200
17	Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,490	$34,110 – $53,210	40
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$40,750	$34,850 – $55,680	40
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,320	$22,950 – $47,030	180
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,040	$29,680 – $44,570	190

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Amarillo, TX. 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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