High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Ohio

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Ohio. 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$93,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,840 – $111,7604,260
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$80,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,490 – $132,8502,840
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,040 – $117,12019,410
4Millwrights$73,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,880 – $91,7601,930
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,580 – $91,54021,950
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,080 – $83,0206,270
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$62,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $91,5503,920
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,630 – $98,31014,150
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,240 – $77,9802,440
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,680 – $99,5503,560
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $78,12014,240
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $85,4002,330
13Medical Equipment Repairers$57,370
Associate's degree
$37,910 – $82,8503,520
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $76,27064,770
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $78,3705,950
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $79,69022,640
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,740
Some college, no degree
$36,210 – $78,1102,040
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $68,8603,620
19Tire Repairers and Changers$41,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,400 – $57,1603,530

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,150	$58,840 – $111,760	4,260
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,570	$51,490 – $132,850	2,840
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,730	$49,040 – $117,120	19,410
4	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,220	$51,880 – $91,760	1,930
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,130	$47,580 – $91,540	21,950
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,200	$49,080 – $83,020	6,270
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,860	$47,110 – $91,550	3,920
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,510	$38,630 – $98,310	14,150
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$46,240 – $77,980	2,440
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,680	$43,680 – $99,550	3,560
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,470	$44,860 – $78,120	14,240
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$38,330 – $85,400	2,330
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,370	$37,910 – $82,850	3,520
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,420	$35,320 – $76,270	64,770
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,080	$36,770 – $78,370	5,950
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,710	$34,110 – $79,690	22,640
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,740	$36,210 – $78,110	2,040
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$37,110 – $68,860	3,620
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,760	$29,400 – $57,160	3,530

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