High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Richmond, VA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Richmond, VA. 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 Richmond, VA run 2.1% below the national average (2024), so a Richmond, VA salary is worth about 1.02× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Richmond, VA · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$82,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,010 – $99,390540
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,390 – $121,4302,980
3Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,920 – $105,600490
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$70,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,980 – $86,170210
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $92,5001,900
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,020 – $82,580930
7Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,550 – $81,8502,930
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,160 – $79,2001,400
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $89,510510
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $77,750500
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,130
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,270 – $78,6202,700
12Medical Equipment Repairers$56,580
Associate's degree
$46,970 – $100,760260
13Maintenance Workers, Machinery$56,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450 – $98,390210
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $108,530600
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $76,7305,520
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $64,180270
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,120
Some college, no degree
$35,950 – $66,980240
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $63,5601,000
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,990 – $53,870550
20Tire Repairers and Changers$33,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $49,380650

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

#	Occupation	MedianRichmond, VA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,130	$41,010 – $99,390	540
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,990	$53,390 – $121,430	2,980
3	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,110	$50,920 – $105,600	490
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,120	$47,980 – $86,170	210
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,080	$46,790 – $92,500	1,900
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,480	$47,020 – $82,580	930
7	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,510	$36,550 – $81,850	2,930
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,390	$46,160 – $79,200	1,400
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,590	$45,210 – $89,510	510
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,560	$38,770 – $77,750	500
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,130	$38,270 – $78,620	2,700
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$56,580	$46,970 – $100,760	260
13	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,150	$46,450 – $98,390	210
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,800	$37,030 – $108,530	600
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,730	$34,770 – $76,730	5,520
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,230	$38,570 – $64,180	270
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,120	$35,950 – $66,980	240
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,050	$34,010 – $63,560	1,000
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,050	$32,990 – $53,870	550
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,830	$31,220 – $49,380	650

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