High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Fresno, CA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Fresno, CA. 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 Fresno, CA run 2.2% above the national average (2024), so a Fresno, CA salary is worth about 0.98× 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, Fresno, CA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$134,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$86,140 – $157,770230
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$90,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,410 – $99,580260
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,800 – $148,5001,260
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,810
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,520 – $173,840160
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$73,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,780 – $89,440690
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$71,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,910 – $100,970420
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,830 – $84,360320
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,860 – $94,4301,210
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$65,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,510 – $96,210720
10Automotive Body and Related Repairers$63,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,360 – $82,460310
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,580
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,920 – $101,6801,300
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $82,230190
13Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,470 – $81,960220
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,790 – $77,4001,890
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $77,3203,590
16Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $78,550530
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,430 – $71,230700
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $54,290230
19Tire Repairers and Changers$35,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $46,060470

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

#	Occupation	MedianFresno, CA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$134,150	$86,140 – $157,770	230
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,090	$56,410 – $99,580	260
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,960	$50,800 – $148,500	1,260
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,810	$53,520 – $173,840	160
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,370	$46,780 – $89,440	690
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,300	$48,910 – $100,970	420
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,240	$45,830 – $84,360	320
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,140	$45,860 – $94,430	1,210
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,210	$44,510 – $96,210	720
10	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,670	$38,360 – $82,460	310
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,580	$43,920 – $101,680	1,300
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,950	$38,480 – $82,230	190
13	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,520	$45,470 – $81,960	220
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,000	$37,790 – $77,400	1,890
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,450	$35,880 – $77,320	3,590
16	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,760	$37,460 – $78,550	530
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,680	$37,430 – $71,230	700
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,320	$34,770 – $54,290	230
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,960	$34,320 – $46,060	470

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