High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Connecticut with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Connecticut 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 Connecticut run 3.6% above the national average (2024), so a Connecticut 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 Connecticut.

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

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OccupationMedian, Connecticut · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$126,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,960 – $135,730940
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$96,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,390 – $127,0501,430
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,240 – $132,7706,230
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,420 – $98,5401,080
5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,280 – $100,1603,800
6Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$75,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,940 – $90,390540
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,380 – $99,4601,910
8Medical Equipment Repairers$71,220
Associate's degree
$47,210 – $99,6301,060
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,310 – $101,4902,360
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,260 – $97,2202,860
11Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,000 – $79,410560
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,430 – $79,9306,960
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,650 – $78,2701,850
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,460 – $82,09011,700
15Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$56,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,230 – $78,710560
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,530 – $82,7902,490
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,010 – $82,4801,050
18Tire Repairers and Changers$35,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,090 – $45,590740

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

#	Occupation	MedianConnecticut	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$126,850	$46,960 – $135,730	940
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$96,830	$60,390 – $127,050	1,430
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,050	$59,240 – $132,770	6,230
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,190	$54,420 – $98,540	1,080
5	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,610	$45,280 – $100,160	3,800
6	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,410	$43,940 – $90,390	540
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,200	$47,380 – $99,460	1,910
8	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$71,220	$47,210 – $99,630	1,060
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,950	$47,310 – $101,490	2,360
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,300	$45,260 – $97,220	2,860
11	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,480	$48,000 – $79,410	560
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,220	$38,430 – $79,930	6,960
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,220	$44,650 – $78,270	1,850
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,620	$38,460 – $82,090	11,700
15	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,680	$46,230 – $78,710	560
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,110	$42,530 – $82,790	2,490
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,370	$34,010 – $82,480	1,050
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,760	$34,090 – $45,590	740

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