High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Iowa with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Iowa 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 Iowa run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Iowa salary is worth about 1.14× 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 Iowa.

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

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OccupationMedian, Iowa · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$100,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,310 – $109,9801,390
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$83,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,400 – $103,890820
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,670 – $111,2206,450
4Wind Turbine Service Technicians$74,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,630 – $100,410900
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$72,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,360 – $93,8901,130
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$65,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,600 – $83,6201,780
7Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640 – $79,340900
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,770 – $82,7806,050
9Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,880 – $85,0702,820
10Millwrights$62,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,050 – $79,710690
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,410 – $85,760820
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,040 – $86,2803,840
13Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,190 – $77,8802,210
14Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,710 – $80,0804,140
15Medical Equipment Repairers$59,300
Associate's degree
$40,400 – $80,360650
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,570 – $74,49016,500
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,100 – $77,4007,610
18Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,690 – $85,7301,830
19Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,890 – $69,8302,050
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,040 – $54,330990
21Tire Repairers and Changers$38,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,360 – $48,680990

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

#	Occupation	MedianIowa	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,200	$65,310 – $109,980	1,390
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,830	$50,400 – $103,890	820
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,340	$49,670 – $111,220	6,450
4	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,880	$57,630 – $100,410	900
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$72,250	$60,360 – $93,890	1,130
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,710	$45,600 – $83,620	1,780
7	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,760	$49,640 – $79,340	900
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,400	$47,770 – $82,780	6,050
9	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,290	$47,880 – $85,070	2,820
10	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,220	$47,050 – $79,710	690
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$40,410 – $85,760	820
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,680	$43,040 – $86,280	3,840
13	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,860	$44,190 – $77,880	2,210
14	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,680	$43,710 – $80,080	4,140
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$59,300	$40,400 – $80,360	650
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,160	$36,570 – $74,490	16,500
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,510	$36,100 – $77,400	7,610
18	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,400	$37,690 – $85,730	1,830
19	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,680	$35,890 – $69,830	2,050
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,690	$27,040 – $54,330	990
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,210	$31,360 – $48,680	990

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