High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Valdosta, GA

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Valdosta, GA. 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 Valdosta, GA run 11.7% below the national average (2024), so a Valdosta, GA salary is worth about 1.13× 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, Valdosta, GA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$81,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,740 – $119,40050
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$69,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,060 – $115,250310
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics$58,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,980 – $81,280160
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$57,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $75,67060
5Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $73,78090
6Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,420 – $56,75050
7Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,420 – $63,95050
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$49,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $93,23060
9Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,200 – $69,17030
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$47,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,510 – $66,130100
11Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$46,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,070 – $75,640310
12Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,970 – $63,010720
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$43,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,640 – $61,09060
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$43,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $64,79090
15Medical Equipment Repairers$41,040
Associate's degree
$34,960 – $65,78030
16Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$31,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$16,960 – $45,48050
17Tire Repairers and Changers$27,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,450 – $39,78070

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

#	Occupation	MedianValdosta, GA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,390	$56,740 – $119,400	50
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,670	$42,060 – $115,250	310
3	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,160	$40,980 – $81,280	160
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,770	$40,020 – $75,670	60
5	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,330	$35,930 – $73,780	90
6	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$37,420 – $56,750	50
7	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,000	$38,420 – $63,950	50
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,870	$34,110 – $93,230	60
9	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$38,200 – $69,170	30
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,020	$34,510 – $66,130	100
11	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,730	$30,070 – $75,640	310
12	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,760	$27,970 – $63,010	720
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,240	$29,640 – $61,090	60
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,120	$35,320 – $64,790	90
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$41,040	$34,960 – $65,780	30
16	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,240	$16,960 – $45,480	50
17	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,750	$24,450 – $39,780	70

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