High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Louisiana

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Louisiana. 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$80,210
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,930 – $94,8003,060
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$79,780
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,840 – $107,8301,150
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,200 – $117,9902,520
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,020 – $128,92010,490
5Millwrights$66,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,300 – $82,4501,080
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,690 – $90,810950
7Maintenance Workers, Machinery$62,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930 – $92,5101,410
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$62,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,390 – $80,8004,270
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $88,4907,410
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,900 – $79,1603,270
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,950 – $78,2105,380
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,490 – $71,6401,170
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,960 – $84,4307,970
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,150
Some college, no degree
$28,900 – $77,340900
15Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$48,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,070 – $91,920960
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,910 – $76,1001,660
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,230 – $77,7908,620
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,110 – $75,88021,490
19Riggers$43,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $75,1801,840
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,170 – $48,9103,910
21Tire Repairers and Changers$33,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,890 – $45,3501,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,210	$50,930 – $94,800	3,060
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,780	$47,840 – $107,830	1,150
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,410	$46,200 – $117,990	2,520
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,550	$47,020 – $128,920	10,490
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,080	$48,300 – $82,450	1,080
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,500	$44,690 – $90,810	950
7	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,640	$40,930 – $92,510	1,410
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,260	$39,390 – $80,800	4,270
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,260	$37,790 – $88,490	7,410
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,680	$38,900 – $79,160	3,270
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,650	$36,950 – $78,210	5,380
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,730	$36,490 – $71,640	1,170
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,660	$28,960 – $84,430	7,970
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$50,150	$28,900 – $77,340	900
15	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,770	$38,070 – $91,920	960
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$30,910 – $76,100	1,660
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,400	$30,230 – $77,790	8,620
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,960	$28,110 – $75,880	21,490
19	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,660	$29,220 – $75,180	1,840
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,160	$22,170 – $48,910	3,910
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,900	$23,890 – $45,350	1,120

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