High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Asheville, NC

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Asheville, NC. 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 Asheville, NC run 3.5% below the national average (2024), so a Asheville, NC salary is worth about 1.04× 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, Asheville, NC · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,530 – $106,260150
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$73,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,570 – $103,390800
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,070 – $82,350530
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,650 – $87,630130
5Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $74,420240
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,210 – $92,530160
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,040 – $92,020110
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,520 – $75,980660
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,770 – $75,550320
10Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,240 – $90,320200
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $74,86090
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,120 – $78,090950
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,710 – $64,1701,740
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,350
Some college, no degree
$35,380 – $62,090110
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,640 – $61,820180
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$44,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,260 – $62,41080
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,210 – $49,570130
18Medical Equipment Repairers$39,310
Associate's degree
$34,400 – $62,70060
19Tire Repairers and Changers$39,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,690 – $47,380110

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

#	Occupation	MedianAsheville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,220	$44,530 – $106,260	150
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,100	$46,570 – $103,390	800
3	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,510	$49,070 – $82,350	530
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,200	$49,650 – $87,630	130
5	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,740	$46,180 – $74,420	240
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,000	$46,210 – $92,530	160
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,190	$40,040 – $92,020	110
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,120	$43,520 – $75,980	660
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,170	$46,770 – $75,550	320
10	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,740	$37,240 – $90,320	200
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,690	$37,180 – $74,860	90
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,900	$34,120 – $78,090	950
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$34,710 – $64,170	1,740
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,350	$35,380 – $62,090	110
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,310	$30,640 – $61,820	180
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,040	$32,260 – $62,410	80
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,420	$32,210 – $49,570	130
18	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$39,310	$34,400 – $62,700	60
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,250	$28,690 – $47,380	110

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