High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Colorado with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Colorado 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 Colorado run 3.1% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Colorado.

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

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OccupationMedian, Colorado · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$103,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,170 – $131,3602,370
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$83,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,300 – $127,25013,590
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,960 – $130,1602,690
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,540 – $108,9402,200
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,030 – $88,6603,180
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,470 – $101,5907,260
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$71,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,960 – $98,8504,060
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$70,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,450 – $96,4504,600
9Medical Equipment Repairers$66,720
Associate's degree
$44,490 – $95,5401,460
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$66,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,490 – $93,9301,630
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,220 – $103,6408,940
12Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$63,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,990 – $92,1101,190
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$62,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,310 – $95,9201,950
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,280
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,550 – $93,83012,300
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280 – $97,6303,120
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,700 – $76,15022,960
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280 – $76,7104,980
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,090 – $58,6401,190
19Tire Repairers and Changers$45,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $56,5802,750

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

#	Occupation	MedianColorado	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,980	$59,170 – $131,360	2,370
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,260	$57,300 – $127,250	13,590
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,080	$60,960 – $130,160	2,690
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,610	$53,540 – $108,940	2,200
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,410	$51,030 – $88,660	3,180
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,600	$50,470 – $101,590	7,260
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,830	$49,960 – $98,850	4,060
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,480	$47,450 – $96,450	4,600
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$66,720	$44,490 – $95,540	1,460
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,020	$46,490 – $93,930	1,630
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,200	$48,220 – $103,640	8,940
12	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,770	$47,990 – $92,110	1,190
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,250	$46,310 – $95,920	1,950
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,280	$39,550 – $93,830	12,300
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,880	$38,280 – $97,630	3,120
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,280	$38,700 – $76,150	22,960
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,840	$40,280 – $76,710	4,980
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,610	$37,090 – $58,640	1,190
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,380	$36,600 – $56,580	2,750

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