High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Mississippi with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Mississippi 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 Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Mississippi.

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

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$75,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,620 – $98,2002,290
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,880
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,650 – $88,3401,360
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,200 – $99,180500
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$70,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,850 – $108,3706,930
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,330 – $91,6101,500
6Millwrights$58,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,250 – $71,5601,280
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$58,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $76,8301,690
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$57,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,880 – $86,9304,460
9Maintenance Workers, Machinery$54,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $72,820450
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$54,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,390 – $82,0203,140
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,110 – $73,8101,380
12Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$49,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,760 – $79,680700
13Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,870 – $63,850520
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,160 – $76,2402,700
15Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$47,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $61,010440
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$44,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,250 – $74,420910
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$44,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,570 – $70,11014,550
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,920
Some college, no degree
$29,390 – $61,590490
19Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$37,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$28,650 – $74,0007,410
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,070 – $47,140960
21Tire Repairers and Changers$34,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,860 – $44,8801,040

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,890	$45,620 – $98,200	2,290
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,880	$47,650 – $88,340	1,360
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,700	$42,200 – $99,180	500
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,900	$40,850 – $108,370	6,930
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,250	$38,330 – $91,610	1,500
6	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,280	$41,250 – $71,560	1,280
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,180	$39,520 – $76,830	1,690
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,760	$38,880 – $86,930	4,460
9	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,380	$36,120 – $72,820	450
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,360	$37,390 – $82,020	3,140
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,500	$31,110 – $73,810	1,380
12	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,360	$30,760 – $79,680	700
13	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,030	$36,870 – $63,850	520
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,680	$36,160 – $76,240	2,700
15	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,160	$36,950 – $61,010	440
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,370	$29,250 – $74,420	910
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,350	$28,570 – $70,110	14,550
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$42,920	$29,390 – $61,590	490
19	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$37,820	$28,650 – $74,000	7,410
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,440	$23,070 – $47,140	960
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,330	$27,860 – $44,880	1,040

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