High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Nevada

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nevada. 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 Nevada run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Nevada salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Nevada.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nevada · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,000 – $134,930920
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$94,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,010 – $113,2902,570
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$82,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,170 – $100,620710
4Riggers$81,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,400 – $100,100860
5First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$79,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,030 – $124,9805,450
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,560 – $97,9702,870
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,450 – $96,1502,240
8Maintenance Workers, Machinery$75,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,350 – $92,950750
9Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$72,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600 – $96,110730
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$68,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,770 – $97,7201,990
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,060 – $78,820890
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,150 – $91,3201,170
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $126,9201,020
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,040 – $89,7504,170
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,170 – $80,60016,520
16Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$51,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,250 – $78,4201,620
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $81,9604,000
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,500 – $81,1807,420
19Tire Repairers and Changers$39,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $63,730930
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,880 – $49,9401,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianNevada	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,560	$65,000 – $134,930	920
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,890	$61,010 – $113,290	2,570
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,680	$47,170 – $100,620	710
4	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,720	$46,400 – $100,100	860
5	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,860	$50,030 – $124,980	5,450
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,860	$59,560 – $97,970	2,870
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,750	$59,450 – $96,150	2,240
8	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,500	$45,350 – $92,950	750
9	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,230	$46,600 – $96,110	730
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,410	$48,770 – $97,720	1,990
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,800	$46,060 – $78,820	890
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$44,150 – $91,320	1,170
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,520	$45,070 – $126,920	1,020
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,510	$41,040 – $89,750	4,170
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$36,170 – $80,600	16,520
16	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,210	$31,250 – $78,420	1,620
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,190	$34,050 – $81,960	4,000
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,290	$33,500 – $81,180	7,420
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,220	$32,600 – $63,730	930
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,610	$28,880 – $49,940	1,030

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