High paying repair and maintenance jobs in New Jersey with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in New Jersey 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 New Jersey run 8.8% above the national average (2024), so a New Jersey salary is worth about 0.92× 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 New Jersey.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Jersey · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$105,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$72,760 – $133,7901,900
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$102,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,690 – $115,0002,540
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$92,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,750 – $133,25014,930
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $99,6803,520
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$78,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,590 – $104,7702,690
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$74,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,680 – $99,4408,380
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,450
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,020 – $116,55010,330
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$72,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,140 – $94,1508,160
9Medical Equipment Repairers$68,460
Associate's degree
$45,210 – $102,6502,400
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$63,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,680 – $86,4302,740
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$62,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $83,2103,720
12Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,330
Some college, no degree
$37,800 – $77,4602,190
13Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$56,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,500 – $91,21017,640
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,500 – $81,19037,350
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,250 – $77,0203,970
16Tire Repairers and Changers$44,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,370 – $61,6102,290
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $55,4503,050

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Jersey	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,370	$72,760 – $133,790	1,900
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,090	$58,690 – $115,000	2,540
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,680	$58,750 – $133,250	14,930
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,180	$52,040 – $99,680	3,520
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,000	$51,590 – $104,770	2,690
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,760	$48,680 – $99,440	8,380
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,450	$48,020 – $116,550	10,330
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,340	$49,140 – $94,150	8,160
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$68,460	$45,210 – $102,650	2,400
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,140	$43,680 – $86,430	2,740
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,400	$45,760 – $83,210	3,720
12	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$57,330	$37,800 – $77,460	2,190
13	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,610	$33,500 – $91,210	17,640
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,810	$37,500 – $81,190	37,350
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$32,250 – $77,020	3,970
16	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,440	$33,370 – $61,610	2,290
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,230	$33,900 – $55,450	3,050

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