High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Arizona that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$76,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $119,96013,490
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,760 – $124,3003,360
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,290 – $121,4805,670
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,240 – $100,8105,020
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$72,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,580 – $93,7203,320
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,170 – $84,0707,040
7Medical Equipment Repairers$62,810
Associate's degree
$36,090 – $93,9702,630
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460 – $84,3505,140
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,760 – $82,0502,040
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,950 – $80,16010,860
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210 – $81,1502,750
12Mechanical Door Repairers$51,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,220 – $77,9601,540
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,940 – $62,6104,010
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,660 – $79,33016,400
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,810 – $76,36039,000
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,600 – $62,1201,050
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,390 – $62,8101,770
18Tire Repairers and Changers$38,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,250 – $59,6903,160

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,240	$45,640 – $119,960	13,490
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,420	$48,760 – $124,300	3,360
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,300	$48,290 – $121,480	5,670
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,790	$51,240 – $100,810	5,020
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,710	$38,580 – $93,720	3,320
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,980	$48,170 – $84,070	7,040
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,810	$36,090 – $93,970	2,630
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,680	$45,460 – $84,350	5,140
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,680	$37,760 – $82,050	2,040
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,400	$37,950 – $80,160	10,860
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,510	$37,210 – $81,150	2,750
12	Mechanical Door RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,760	$45,220 – $77,960	1,540
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$38,940 – $62,610	4,010
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,570	$34,660 – $79,330	16,400
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,620	$35,810 – $76,360	39,000
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,580	$30,600 – $62,120	1,050
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,560	$35,390 – $62,810	1,770
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,300	$35,250 – $59,690	3,160

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