High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Fayetteville, NC

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, NC run 8.0% below the national average (2024), so a Fayetteville, NC salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Fayetteville, NC · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,950 – $106,21070
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$74,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,010 – $107,390610
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,340 – $80,56070
4Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$65,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,040 – $99,54050
5Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$65,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,470 – $101,100270
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,810 – $79,560460
7Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$62,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,470 – $74,15060
8Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$61,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,070 – $76,150180
9Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,110 – $79,450160
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$58,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,020 – $71,540160
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,810 – $72,810490
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,380 – $71,540270
13Medical Equipment Repairers$53,730
Associate's degree
$34,580 – $75,98050
14Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$50,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,400 – $85,51080
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,300 – $81,850120
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,540 – $75,0201,220
17Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$46,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,540 – $63,24060
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,740
Some college, no degree
$31,230 – $59,79080
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,710 – $71,0501,150
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,390 – $47,140120

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

#	Occupation	MedianFayetteville, NC	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,440	$50,950 – $106,210	70
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,260	$46,010 – $107,390	610
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,580	$61,340 – $80,560	70
4	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,730	$47,040 – $99,540	50
5	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,140	$43,470 – $101,100	270
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,630	$46,810 – $79,560	460
7	Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,500	$45,470 – $74,150	60
8	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,440	$35,070 – $76,150	180
9	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$45,110 – $79,450	160
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,200	$45,020 – $71,540	160
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,220	$36,810 – $72,810	490
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,770	$39,380 – $71,540	270
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$53,730	$34,580 – $75,980	50
14	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,710	$37,400 – $85,510	80
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,960	$33,300 – $81,850	120
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,870	$31,540 – $75,020	1,220
17	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,450	$31,540 – $63,240	60
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,740	$31,230 – $59,790	80
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,530	$29,710 – $71,050	1,150
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,330	$28,390 – $47,140	120

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