High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Nebraska with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Nebraska 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 Nebraska run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Nebraska 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 Nebraska.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nebraska · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,930 – $118,0401,490
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$88,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$67,020 – $103,980440
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,120 – $112,6604,610
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,290 – $97,0301,490
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,030 – $90,650410
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $83,3202,880
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$64,020
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,440 – $98,020410
8Maintenance Workers, Machinery$61,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,140 – $77,320650
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,290 – $82,9501,430
10Millwrights$60,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $74,510590
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,540 – $81,1103,020
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,010 – $79,4002,720
13Medical Equipment Repairers$57,080
Associate's degree
$43,630 – $76,310360
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$54,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860 – $72,7301,120
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $69,2109,850
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,770 – $79,9904,560
17Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$50,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,420 – $80,780390
18Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $77,3401,770
19Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,540 – $67,350770
20Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,150 – $76,900490
21Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,890
Some college, no degree
$36,920 – $72,170640
22Tire Repairers and Changers$36,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,180 – $45,760910
23Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$35,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $48,720350

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

#	Occupation	MedianNebraska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,150	$52,930 – $118,040	1,490
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$88,610	$67,020 – $103,980	440
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,850	$53,120 – $112,660	4,610
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,150	$42,290 – $97,030	1,490
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,120	$47,030 – $90,650	410
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,110	$49,130 – $83,320	2,880
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,020	$47,440 – $98,020	410
8	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,190	$44,140 – $77,320	650
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,520	$41,290 – $82,950	1,430
10	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,320	$47,480 – $74,510	590
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,850	$43,540 – $81,110	3,020
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,140	$44,010 – $79,400	2,720
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,080	$43,630 – $76,310	360
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,130	$36,860 – $72,730	1,120
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,700	$36,240 – $69,210	9,850
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,560	$36,770 – $79,990	4,560
17	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,070	$41,420 – $80,780	390
18	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,810	$36,390 – $77,340	1,770
19	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,940	$36,540 – $67,350	770
20	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,000	$42,150 – $76,900	490
21	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,890	$36,920 – $72,170	640
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,590	$30,180 – $45,760	910
23	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,480	$28,080 – $48,720	350

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