High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Beckley, WV

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Beckley, WV. 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 Beckley, WV run 11.6% below the national average (2024), so a Beckley, WV salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Beckley, WV · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$89,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,280 – $91,66070
2Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $94,94070
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$72,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $115,280290
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,620 – $74,910140
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$51,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,590 – $72,690200
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$51,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,770 – $72,52090
7Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,750 – $68,00040
8Automotive Body and Related Repairers$45,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,610 – $55,40030
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$44,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,200 – $61,830100
10Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$27,050 – $60,680380
11Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$36,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,580 – $61,260570
12Tire Repairers and Changers$29,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,130 – $46,00070

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

#	Occupation	MedianBeckley, WV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,380	$62,280 – $91,660	70
2	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,460	$38,830 – $94,940	70
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,570	$39,690 – $115,280	290
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,630	$48,620 – $74,910	140
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,880	$38,590 – $72,690	200
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,860	$35,770 – $72,520	90
7	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,200	$34,750 – $68,000	40
8	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,180	$28,610 – $55,400	30
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,600	$34,200 – $61,830	100
10	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,340	$27,050 – $60,680	380
11	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,670	$25,580 – $61,260	570
12	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,740	$28,130 – $46,000	70

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