High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Canton-Massillon, OH

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Canton-Massillon, OH. 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 Canton-Massillon, OH run 10.6% below the national average (2024), so a Canton-Massillon, OH salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Canton-Massillon, OH · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$109,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,880 – $111,48090
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,740 – $114,590660
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,210 – $79,660810
4Millwrights$63,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,440 – $85,00060
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,420 – $75,680110
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,360 – $80,540200
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,020 – $78,400470
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,110 – $91,920420
9Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $72,7002,010
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$50,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $65,300100
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,090 – $75,100200
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,990
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,910 – $77,020860
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$46,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,380 – $59,630120
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $59,72090
15Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,980 – $58,64060
16Tire Repairers and Changers$44,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,050 – $58,620130
17Medical Equipment Repairers$44,370
Associate's degree
$36,250 – $62,68060
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,890
Some college, no degree
$35,820 – $62,26080
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$40,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $53,29060

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

#	Occupation	MedianCanton-Massillon, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$109,300	$64,880 – $111,480	90
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,190	$45,740 – $114,590	660
3	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,830	$47,210 – $79,660	810
4	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,920	$56,440 – $85,000	60
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,600	$39,420 – $75,680	110
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,330	$47,360 – $80,540	200
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,310	$43,020 – $78,400	470
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,910	$37,110 – $91,920	420
9	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,000	$34,200 – $72,700	2,010
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,510	$36,680 – $65,300	100
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,350	$36,090 – $75,100	200
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,990	$31,910 – $77,020	860
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,330	$38,380 – $59,630	120
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,140	$32,600 – $59,720	90
15	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,870	$28,980 – $58,640	60
16	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,570	$29,050 – $58,620	130
17	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$44,370	$36,250 – $62,680	60
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$43,890	$35,820 – $62,260	80
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,110	$29,250 – $53,290	60

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Canton-Massillon, OH. 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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