High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Massachusetts with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts run 5.8% above the national average (2024), so a Massachusetts 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 Massachusetts.

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

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OccupationMedian, Massachusetts · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$110,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,470 – $127,6202,350
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$103,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,640 – $108,7902,230
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$95,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,520 – $106,5201,320
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$93,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$75,180 – $133,4001,410
5First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$92,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,540 – $129,97012,140
6Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$78,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,740 – $103,8201,690
7Medical Equipment Repairers$78,230
Associate's degree
$48,860 – $100,4902,200
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$77,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,820 – $102,4108,200
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$76,500
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,610 – $106,4002,890
10Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,730 – $108,6701,620
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$73,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,400 – $99,4604,870
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,230 – $98,3506,130
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $95,09012,710
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$59,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,990 – $96,5201,240
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$59,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,200 – $77,4003,060
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$58,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $80,19029,830
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,270
Some college, no degree
$39,900 – $75,5001,350
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,320 – $53,8601,290
19Tire Repairers and Changers$36,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,440 – $46,9801,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianMassachusetts	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$110,210	$81,470 – $127,620	2,350
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,410	$56,640 – $108,790	2,230
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$95,520	$65,520 – $106,520	1,320
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$93,040	$75,180 – $133,400	1,410
5	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,250	$59,540 – $129,970	12,140
6	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,530	$48,740 – $103,820	1,690
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$78,230	$48,860 – $100,490	2,200
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,300	$50,820 – $102,410	8,200
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,500	$39,610 – $106,400	2,890
10	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,070	$59,730 – $108,670	1,620
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,270	$49,400 – $99,460	4,870
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,840	$49,230 – $98,350	6,130
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,760	$38,370 – $95,090	12,710
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,890	$42,990 – $96,520	1,240
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,300	$45,200 – $77,400	3,060
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,320	$38,750 – $80,190	29,830
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$57,270	$39,900 – $75,500	1,350
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,200	$34,320 – $53,860	1,290
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,770	$34,440 – $46,980	1,240

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