High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Columbia, SC

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Columbia, SC. 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 Columbia, SC run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a Columbia, SC salary is worth about 1.07× 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, Columbia, SC · Employed

1Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,830 – $92,910290
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$74,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,710 – $95,430360
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820 – $109,9301,800
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$73,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,390 – $80,600260
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$68,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,790 – $83,450250
6Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,110 – $78,140190
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,220 – $87,8001,370
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $94,860520
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,080 – $76,180320
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,540 – $74,950480
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,460 – $73,8301,220
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $72,990370
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,680 – $78,4302,500
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,300 – $69,4704,680
15Home Appliance Repairers$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $59,740130
16Medical Equipment Repairers$45,580
Associate's degree
$34,200 – $79,430130
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$39,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,270 – $65,810610
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,390 – $53,030350
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$37,320
Some college, no degree
$32,920 – $58,320140
20Tire Repairers and Changers$35,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,900 – $45,010240

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

#	Occupation	MedianColumbia, SC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,710	$38,830 – $92,910	290
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,190	$44,710 – $95,430	360
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,040	$46,820 – $109,930	1,800
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,110	$44,390 – $80,600	260
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,100	$48,790 – $83,450	250
6	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,910	$48,110 – $78,140	190
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,680	$43,220 – $87,800	1,370
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$45,830 – $94,860	520
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,310	$36,080 – $76,180	320
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$43,540 – $74,950	480
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,610	$39,460 – $73,830	1,220
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,340	$39,090 – $72,990	370
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,080	$31,680 – $78,430	2,500
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,870	$33,300 – $69,470	4,680
15	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$37,440 – $59,740	130
16	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$45,580	$34,200 – $79,430	130
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,270	$39,270 – $65,810	610
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,170	$30,390 – $53,030	350
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$37,320	$32,920 – $58,320	140
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,220	$24,900 – $45,010	240

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