High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Minnesota

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Minnesota. 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$104,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,390 – $122,1102,190
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$87,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,210 – $127,4109,110
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,100 – $133,0202,390
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,590 – $100,6101,240
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,450 – $98,6902,890
6Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,220 – $100,0304,200
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,040 – $89,6301,900
8Medical Equipment Repairers$73,940
Associate's degree
$42,610 – $103,2402,080
9Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$73,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,580 – $96,0201,130
10Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $97,6006,510
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,810 – $90,5207,300
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $92,9002,910
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$60,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190 – $84,9302,140
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $79,04029,660
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,310 – $83,18011,980
16Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $76,9501,620
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,540
Some college, no degree
$37,330 – $78,6601,720
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,760 – $59,6901,110
19Tire Repairers and Changers$43,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,560 – $62,4801,310

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,180	$78,390 – $122,110	2,190
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,160	$57,210 – $127,410	9,110
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,980	$52,100 – $133,020	2,390
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,220	$60,590 – $100,610	1,240
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,370	$54,450 – $98,690	2,890
6	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,350	$48,220 – $100,030	4,200
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,150	$45,040 – $89,630	1,900
8	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$73,940	$42,610 – $103,240	2,080
9	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,710	$49,580 – $96,020	1,130
10	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,960	$52,040 – $97,600	6,510
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,840	$49,810 – $90,520	7,300
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,970	$41,500 – $92,900	2,910
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,250	$43,190 – $84,930	2,140
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,200	$38,630 – $79,040	29,660
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,390	$38,310 – $83,180	11,980
16	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,040	$37,810 – $76,950	1,620
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$50,540	$37,330 – $78,660	1,720
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,950	$32,760 – $59,690	1,110
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,750	$36,560 – $62,480	1,310

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