High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Kansas with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Kansas 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 Kansas run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$101,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,510 – $122,9701,610
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$80,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,630 – $98,0701,440
3Millwrights$79,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,880 – $97,340840
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$78,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,160 – $120,5106,780
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,910 – $90,6407,700
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,840 – $100,400530
7Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $76,770740
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,880 – $80,7501,690
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,660 – $83,5003,770
10Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,040 – $78,5001,040
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,610 – $81,0003,300
12Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$58,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,140 – $80,9601,480
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,820 – $74,1701,020
14Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,550 – $70,3402,130
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,880 – $82,3101,530
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,790
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,970 – $77,3406,240
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,570 – $66,83012,730
18Medical Equipment Repairers$45,200
Associate's degree
$36,160 – $73,8901,270
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,290
Some college, no degree
$34,770 – $61,370570
20Tire Repairers and Changers$37,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $47,520930

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,620	$50,510 – $122,970	1,610
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,270	$50,630 – $98,070	1,440
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,690	$44,880 – $97,340	840
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,390	$50,160 – $120,510	6,780
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,830	$45,910 – $90,640	7,700
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,560	$38,840 – $100,400	530
7	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$46,740 – $76,770	740
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$45,880 – $80,750	1,690
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,460	$43,660 – $83,500	3,770
10	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,160	$45,040 – $78,500	1,040
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,460	$43,610 – $81,000	3,300
12	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,690	$44,140 – $80,960	1,480
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,060	$34,820 – $74,170	1,020
14	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,290	$34,550 – $70,340	2,130
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,920	$36,880 – $82,310	1,530
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,790	$31,970 – $77,340	6,240
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,210	$33,570 – $66,830	12,730
18	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$45,200	$36,160 – $73,890	1,270
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$44,290	$34,770 – $61,370	570
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,880	$29,880 – $47,520	930

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