High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Indiana

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Indiana. 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Indiana.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$102,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,290 – $116,7202,540
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,420 – $121,61013,210
3Millwrights$77,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600 – $95,9601,760
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,110 – $85,2601,100
5Medical Equipment Repairers$64,590
Associate's degree
$40,540 – $98,2601,380
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,390 – $98,2003,130
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $87,30014,960
8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,980 – $90,0601,500
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,020 – $77,1202,050
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,160 – $79,7308,840
11Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $78,0201,200
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,460 – $97,8008,530
13Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $80,4401,580
14Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350 – $78,5401,930
15Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,580 – $76,9101,290
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $82,2903,780
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $75,72034,480
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,800 – $78,58016,480
19Maintenance Workers, Machinery$48,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,230 – $72,5501,780
20Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $74,2801,570
21Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $60,5901,150
22Home Appliance Repairers$47,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,920 – $63,9301,030
23Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,170
Some college, no degree
$31,790 – $62,1602,140
24Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,600 – $53,1801,160
25Tire Repairers and Changers$35,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,670 – $48,2702,450

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,040	$53,290 – $116,720	2,540
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,650	$52,420 – $121,610	13,210
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,140	$48,600 – $95,960	1,760
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,620	$42,110 – $85,260	1,100
5	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$64,590	$40,540 – $98,260	1,380
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,200	$47,390 – $98,200	3,130
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$47,860 – $87,300	14,960
8	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,400	$36,980 – $90,060	1,500
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$46,020 – $77,120	2,050
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,610	$44,160 – $79,730	8,840
11	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,460	$39,120 – $78,020	1,200
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,430	$40,460 – $97,800	8,530
13	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,920	$41,600 – $80,440	1,580
14	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,070	$41,350 – $78,540	1,930
15	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,750	$27,580 – $76,910	1,290
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,160	$36,610 – $82,290	3,780
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,890	$35,170 – $75,720	34,480
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,360	$35,800 – $78,580	16,480
19	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,760	$44,230 – $72,550	1,780
20	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,120	$35,170 – $74,280	1,570
21	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,260	$34,110 – $60,590	1,150
22	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,080	$29,920 – $63,930	1,030
23	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,170	$31,790 – $62,160	2,140
24	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$22,600 – $53,180	1,160
25	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,800	$30,670 – $48,270	2,450

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