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

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in New Mexico 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 Mexico run 7.8% below the national average (2024), so a New Mexico salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Mexico.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Mexico · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,690 – $99,020860
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,610 – $101,170420
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$77,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,970 – $127,7503,780
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,640 – $105,5901,020
5Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$67,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630 – $104,060320
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,760 – $89,3201,470
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,550 – $85,6901,100
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,290 – $84,4802,780
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,900 – $77,220630
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,280 – $78,330350
11Wind Turbine Service Technicians$57,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,760 – $79,400330
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $83,2601,740
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$50,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,380 – $75,7701,950
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,040 – $74,610500
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,220 – $78,060810
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$47,300
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,390 – $77,8505,080
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,920 – $71,3809,320
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$43,330
Some college, no degree
$33,290 – $56,650330
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,260 – $51,000770
20Tire Repairers and Changers$31,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,420 – $39,6301,190

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Mexico	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,440	$49,690 – $99,020	860
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,590	$57,610 – $101,170	420
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,550	$44,970 – $127,750	3,780
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,470	$46,640 – $105,590	1,020
5	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,520	$45,630 – $104,060	320
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,630	$44,760 – $89,320	1,470
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,600	$43,550 – $85,690	1,100
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,670	$41,290 – $84,480	2,780
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,350	$34,900 – $77,220	630
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,130	$40,280 – $78,330	350
11	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,230	$48,760 – $79,400	330
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,910	$37,860 – $83,260	1,740
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,270	$37,380 – $75,770	1,950
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,010	$36,040 – $74,610	500
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,260	$36,220 – $78,060	810
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$47,300	$30,390 – $77,850	5,080
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$30,920 – $71,380	9,320
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$43,330	$33,290 – $56,650	330
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,950	$29,260 – $51,000	770
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,640	$28,420 – $39,630	1,190

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