High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Georgia with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Georgia 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 Georgia run 3.7% below the national average (2024), so a Georgia salary is worth about 1.04× 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 Georgia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Georgia · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$80,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,440 – $116,9004,960
2Avionics Technicians$79,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,240 – $100,6501,820
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,840 – $122,30023,180
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,240 – $133,2506,720
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$68,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,830 – $85,1603,040
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$64,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,900 – $96,9606,640
7Millwrights$62,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450 – $78,9801,780
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,890 – $85,26010,910
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,730 – $83,89014,230
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,640 – $80,3806,270
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,040 – $80,9603,530
12Maintenance Workers, Machinery$57,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,950 – $81,9902,900
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,990 – $79,13012,290
14Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$53,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,990 – $74,9502,220
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $97,0804,680
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,580 – $84,36022,070
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $75,8507,430
18Medical Equipment Repairers$48,350
Associate's degree
$37,280 – $76,8201,740
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,920 – $72,48048,430
20Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,060 – $62,8001,620
21Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,390
Some college, no degree
$34,080 – $62,7802,330
22Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,560 – $56,3503,100
23Tire Repairers and Changers$34,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,010 – $49,3903,980

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

#	Occupation	MedianGeorgia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,080	$50,440 – $116,900	4,960
2	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,060	$60,240 – $100,650	1,820
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,010	$47,840 – $122,300	23,180
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,640	$47,240 – $133,250	6,720
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$68,470	$48,830 – $85,160	3,040
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,900	$41,900 – $96,960	6,640
7	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,760	$46,450 – $78,980	1,780
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,370	$45,890 – $85,260	10,910
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,130	$44,730 – $83,890	14,230
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,560	$44,640 – $80,380	6,270
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,760	$41,040 – $80,960	3,530
12	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,730	$38,950 – $81,990	2,900
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,390	$36,990 – $79,130	12,290
14	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,100	$36,990 – $74,950	2,220
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,190	$36,140 – $97,080	4,680
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,060	$33,580 – $84,360	22,070
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,490	$34,770 – $75,850	7,430
18	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$48,350	$37,280 – $76,820	1,740
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,680	$33,920 – $72,480	48,430
20	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$33,060 – $62,800	1,620
21	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,390	$34,080 – $62,780	2,330
22	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,640	$22,560 – $56,350	3,100
23	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,700	$27,010 – $49,390	3,980

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