High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Maryland with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Maryland 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland salary is worth about 0.95× 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 Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,160 – $124,7501,830
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$100,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$65,960 – $121,1001,070
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$82,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,160 – $102,2902,400
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,630 – $123,50010,120
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,650
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,640 – $99,1101,160
6Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,010 – $97,8003,030
7Medical Equipment Repairers$72,310
Associate's degree
$46,600 – $99,6601,660
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,620 – $96,4502,880
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$70,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,180 – $106,7408,560
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,640 – $93,9501,800
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$65,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,200 – $93,6802,230
12Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,050
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,120 – $99,2302,520
13Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,020 – $77,7301,870
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,940 – $84,42014,230
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,370 – $114,4902,930
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$54,120
Some college, no degree
$38,280 – $74,240960
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,890 – $75,74023,730
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,480 – $75,6404,200
19Tire Repairers and Changers$44,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,670 – $63,730880
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,350 – $55,6701,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,090	$62,160 – $124,750	1,830
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$100,500	$65,960 – $121,100	1,070
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,380	$51,160 – $102,290	2,400
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,330	$55,630 – $123,500	10,120
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,650	$48,640 – $99,110	1,160
6	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,790	$50,010 – $97,800	3,030
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$72,310	$46,600 – $99,660	1,660
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,870	$47,620 – $96,450	2,880
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,020	$46,180 – $106,740	8,560
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,250	$50,640 – $93,950	1,800
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,330	$47,200 – $93,680	2,230
12	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,050	$44,120 – $99,230	2,520
13	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,570	$40,020 – $77,730	1,870
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,520	$35,940 – $84,420	14,230
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,100	$38,370 – $114,490	2,930
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$54,120	$38,280 – $74,240	960
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,490	$36,890 – $75,740	23,730
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,950	$38,480 – $75,640	4,200
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,430	$35,670 – $63,730	880
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,630	$34,350 – $55,670	1,770

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