High paying repair and maintenance jobs in West Virginia

Every repair and maintenance occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in West Virginia. 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 West Virginia run 10.5% below the national average (2024), so a West Virginia 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 West Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, West Virginia · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$89,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,640 – $93,3401,270
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,760 – $115,3501,260
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$79,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350 – $93,400610
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$71,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190 – $121,4204,070
5Millwrights$67,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,120 – $82,910330
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,970 – $96,960820
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $93,7303,150
8Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $88,750790
9Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$56,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,330 – $80,4902,110
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$51,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $72,900260
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,160 – $72,6401,690
12Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $68,240570
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $62,840670
14Medical Equipment Repairers$47,090
Associate's degree
$35,920 – $81,360380
15Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$46,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,350 – $78,4601,040
16Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$45,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,220 – $78,710590
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,090 – $63,250340
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$38,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,170 – $68,2408,060
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$38,720
Some college, no degree
$30,780 – $61,480370
20Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,270 – $65,5204,490
21Tire Repairers and Changers$29,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,400 – $45,820640

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

#	Occupation	MedianWest Virginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,690	$60,640 – $93,340	1,270
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,810	$47,760 – $115,350	1,260
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,000	$46,350 – $93,400	610
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,360	$43,190 – $121,420	4,070
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,270	$49,120 – $82,910	330
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,560	$41,970 – $96,960	820
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,710	$44,860 – $93,730	3,150
8	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,020	$38,370 – $88,750	790
9	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,810	$39,330 – $80,490	2,110
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,100	$37,360 – $72,900	260
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,850	$36,160 – $72,640	1,690
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,850	$34,320 – $68,240	570
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,090	$33,900 – $62,840	670
14	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$47,090	$35,920 – $81,360	380
15	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,610	$35,350 – $78,460	1,040
16	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,470	$35,220 – $78,710	590
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,030	$26,090 – $63,250	340
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,890	$28,170 – $68,240	8,060
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$38,720	$30,780 – $61,480	370
20	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,660	$28,270 – $65,520	4,490
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,880	$28,400 – $45,820	640

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