High paying repair and maintenance jobs in North Dakota

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in North Dakota. 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 North Dakota run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a North Dakota salary is worth about 1.12× 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 North Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Dakota · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,020 – $121,990740
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$103,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,760 – $111,240270
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$98,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,480 – $133,840520
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$90,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,280 – $103,150470
5First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$90,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,990 – $139,5701,920
6Riggers$77,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,210 – $169,480140
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$77,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,100 – $99,170200
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $101,8301,720
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,610 – $94,060970
10Medical Equipment Repairers$73,610
Associate's degree
$48,630 – $98,370270
11Wind Turbine Service Technicians$66,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,360 – $105,330310
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $91,5201,790
13Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,210 – $104,3502,560
14Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,120 – $90,260770
15Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$61,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $77,480160
16Millwrights$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,810 – $82,590170
17Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460 – $96,440300
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$58,720
Some college, no degree
$37,460 – $74,570160
19Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980 – $60,860150
20Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $83,8602,140
21Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $98,600680
22Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $82,220790
23Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $60,900190
24Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $68,4503,300
25Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $77,210210
26Tire Repairers and Changers$38,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $45,760560

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,870	$61,020 – $121,990	740
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,580	$77,760 – $111,240	270
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,700	$62,480 – $133,840	520
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,890	$58,280 – $103,150	470
5	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$90,600	$59,990 – $139,570	1,920
6	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,890	$65,210 – $169,480	140
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,740	$52,100 – $99,170	200
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,030	$52,000 – $101,830	1,720
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,490	$46,610 – $94,060	970
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$73,610	$48,630 – $98,370	270
11	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,700	$51,360 – $105,330	310
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,110	$46,790 – $91,520	1,790
13	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,990	$51,210 – $104,350	2,560
14	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,030	$48,120 – $90,260	770
15	Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,160	$37,440 – $77,480	160
16	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$50,810 – $82,590	170
17	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$45,460 – $96,440	300
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$58,720	$37,460 – $74,570	160
19	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,620	$47,980 – $60,860	150
20	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,360	$37,610 – $83,860	2,140
21	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,160	$36,970 – $98,600	680
22	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,040	$39,120 – $82,220	790
23	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,540	$41,630 – $60,900	190
24	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,840	$36,280 – $68,450	3,300
25	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$36,240 – $77,210	210
26	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,220	$31,030 – $45,760	560

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