High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. 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 Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA run 0.1% above the national average (2024), so a Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA salary is worth about 1.00× 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, Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$98,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,670 – $133,2502,770
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,100 – $122,4102,660
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,210 – $125,69012,920
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$70,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,490 – $97,4504,300
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$67,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,630 – $84,8401,050
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,920 – $88,4905,940
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320 – $88,9106,120
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,500 – $82,2303,480
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,370 – $76,1001,380
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,310 – $82,7407,060
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,640 – $85,6502,110
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,100 – $83,7101,530
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,200 – $101,9702,690
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,050 – $91,52012,310
15Medical Equipment Repairers$49,710
Associate's degree
$38,110 – $77,0201,130
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,600 – $75,05025,190
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $80,1604,470
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,980
Some college, no degree
$37,320 – $66,2401,440
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,840 – $59,4201,510
20Tire Repairers and Changers$36,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,390 – $51,7902,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianAtlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,300	$50,670 – $133,250	2,770
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,570	$52,100 – $122,410	2,660
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,310	$50,210 – $125,690	12,920
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,790	$46,490 – $97,450	4,300
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,370	$42,630 – $84,840	1,050
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,270	$48,920 – $88,490	5,940
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$46,320 – $88,910	6,120
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,730	$46,500 – $82,230	3,480
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,990	$42,370 – $76,100	1,380
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,970	$38,310 – $82,740	7,060
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,130	$42,640 – $85,650	2,110
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,340	$39,100 – $83,710	1,530
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$36,200 – $101,970	2,690
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,450	$36,050 – $91,520	12,310
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$49,710	$38,110 – $77,020	1,130
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,630	$35,600 – $75,050	25,190
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,610	$36,800 – $80,160	4,470
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,980	$37,320 – $66,240	1,440
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,130	$27,840 – $59,420	1,510
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,970	$27,390 – $51,790	2,030

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA. 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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