High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Utah

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Utah. 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,380 – $124,1801,030
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,830 – $123,0206,980
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,430 – $89,520750
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$70,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,870 – $102,8004,040
5Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$70,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,210 – $104,5502,080
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$65,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,110 – $89,1802,160
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,970 – $83,1402,690
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,030 – $95,0102,230
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,690 – $77,270980
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,580 – $79,7001,180
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $78,120800
12Medical Equipment Repairers$58,910
Associate's degree
$38,400 – $93,490600
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,570 – $80,5005,580
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$53,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,920 – $75,2702,750
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,520 – $77,06016,090
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,660 – $78,0401,590
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,460 – $77,3209,350
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$41,810
Some college, no degree
$32,840 – $71,510570
19Tire Repairers and Changers$36,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $48,8701,910

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,220	$49,380 – $124,180	1,030
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,930	$48,830 – $123,020	6,980
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,500	$47,430 – $89,520	750
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,720	$47,870 – $102,800	4,040
5	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,160	$46,210 – $104,550	2,080
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,650	$47,110 – $89,180	2,160
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,350	$46,970 – $83,140	2,690
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,580	$47,030 – $95,010	2,230
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,150	$43,690 – $77,270	980
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,850	$42,580 – $79,700	1,180
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,090	$41,630 – $78,120	800
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$58,910	$38,400 – $93,490	600
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,730	$37,570 – $80,500	5,580
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,110	$37,920 – $75,270	2,750
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,450	$35,520 – $77,060	16,090
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,200	$32,660 – $78,040	1,590
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,570	$30,460 – $77,320	9,350
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$41,810	$32,840 – $71,510	570
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,960	$30,470 – $48,870	1,910

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