High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Hawaii with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Hawaii 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 Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× 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 Hawaii.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$134,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,120 – $144,170600
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$90,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,570 – $130,5601,150
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$87,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,750 – $133,8303,380
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$85,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,840 – $102,460400
5Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$80,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,330 – $100,540690
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$79,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,630 – $119,240680
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$79,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,530 – $96,970760
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,640 – $102,110530
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,960 – $117,520910
10Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$74,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,260 – $101,190970
11Medical Equipment Repairers$72,360
Associate's degree
$54,030 – $92,810290
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$65,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,120 – $99,4301,300
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$63,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,210 – $100,670380
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,190 – $83,580450
15Home Appliance Repairers$58,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $63,430240
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$58,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,430 – $75,710210
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,930 – $80,6208,030
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,360 – $79,0902,710
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$46,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,620 – $61,580660
20Tire Repairers and Changers$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,600 – $66,350220

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

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$134,340	$81,120 – $144,170	600
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,830	$62,570 – $130,560	1,150
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$87,550	$55,750 – $133,830	3,380
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$85,420	$59,840 – $102,460	400
5	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,080	$54,330 – $100,540	690
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,880	$60,630 – $119,240	680
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,250	$51,530 – $96,970	760
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,170	$55,640 – $102,110	530
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,330	$50,960 – $117,520	910
10	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,260	$52,260 – $101,190	970
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$72,360	$54,030 – $92,810	290
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,450	$43,120 – $99,430	1,300
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,140	$50,210 – $100,670	380
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,540	$34,190 – $83,580	450
15	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,300	$39,520 – $63,430	240
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,110	$39,430 – $75,710	210
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,960	$37,930 – $80,620	8,030
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,160	$36,360 – $79,090	2,710
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,320	$35,620 – $61,580	660
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$36,600 – $66,350	220

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