High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Bellingham, WA with no degree
The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Bellingham, WA 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 Bellingham, WA run 3.3% above the national average (2024), so a Bellingham, WA salary is worth about 0.97× 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
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,470 – $138,990340Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,800 – $119,60030High school diploma or equivalent
$58,210 – $95,920220High school diploma or equivalent
$52,700 – $101,520100High school diploma or equivalent
$45,690 – $126,610430High school diploma or equivalent
$48,960 – $92,28070Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,070 – $99,260240Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350 – $103,37070High school diploma or equivalent
$45,790 – $129,63040High school diploma or equivalent
$57,400 – $94,64050High school diploma or equivalent
$41,610 – $78,67030High school diploma or equivalent
$39,460 – $153,15060High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170 – $84,080880Some college, no degree
$37,160 – $80,51040Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,810 – $89,530360High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390 – $85,47080High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $64,86060High school diploma or equivalent
$37,800 – $58,77060
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianBellingham, WA | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $96,400 | $62,470 – $138,990 | 340 |
| 2 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award | $78,420 | $48,800 – $119,600 | 30 |
| 3 | Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $78,330 | $58,210 – $95,920 | 220 |
| 4 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent | $77,960 | $52,700 – $101,520 | 100 |
| 5 | Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $76,960 | $45,690 – $126,610 | 430 |
| 6 | Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $72,440 | $48,960 – $92,280 | 70 |
| 7 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award | $72,190 | $48,070 – $99,260 | 240 |
| 8 | Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award | $71,540 | $46,350 – $103,370 | 70 |
| 9 | MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $70,350 | $45,790 – $129,630 | 40 |
| 10 | Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $65,110 | $57,400 – $94,640 | 50 |
| 11 | Automotive Glass Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $60,030 | $41,610 – $78,670 | 30 |
| 12 | Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $58,180 | $39,460 – $153,150 | 60 |
| 13 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent | $58,090 | $39,170 – $84,080 | 880 |
| 14 | Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree | $57,000 | $37,160 – $80,510 | 40 |
| 15 | Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award | $56,550 | $38,810 – $89,530 | 360 |
| 16 | Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent | $55,360 | $37,390 – $85,470 | 80 |
| 17 | Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $45,560 | $36,070 – $64,860 | 60 |
| 18 | Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $42,940 | $37,800 – $58,770 | 60 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Bellingham, WA. 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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