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

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in New York 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 York run 7.9% above the national average (2024), so a New York salary is worth about 0.93× 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 York.

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

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OccupationMedian, New York · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$121,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,740 – $141,1605,840
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$102,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,380 – $240,3104,300
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$101,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,490 – $128,2404,170
4Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$100,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,470 – $120,0908,530
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$98,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$71,930 – $129,9803,160
6First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$91,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,750 – $137,73026,930
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,560 – $100,68024,430
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$70,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,360 – $90,09013,230
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$69,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $101,36012,740
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$67,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,220 – $102,1806,240
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,910 – $101,2104,700
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,210 – $82,9106,620
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,010 – $83,570119,650
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$57,290
Some college, no degree
$38,560 – $78,3603,240
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$56,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,210 – $77,8605,390
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,470 – $91,49032,020
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,580 – $81,9708,530
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $66,3605,310

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew York	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$121,280	$58,740 – $141,160	5,840
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$102,800	$63,380 – $240,310	4,300
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,150	$58,490 – $128,240	4,170
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$100,960	$50,470 – $120,090	8,530
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,310	$71,930 – $129,980	3,160
6	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$91,150	$59,750 – $137,730	26,930
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,430	$48,560 – $100,680	24,430
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,100	$48,360 – $90,090	13,230
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,740	$47,820 – $101,360	12,740
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,710	$48,220 – $102,180	6,240
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,310	$49,910 – $101,210	4,700
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,550	$40,210 – $82,910	6,620
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,790	$37,010 – $83,570	119,650
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$57,290	$38,560 – $78,360	3,240
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,900	$40,210 – $77,860	5,390
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,120	$35,470 – $91,490	32,020
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,670	$37,580 – $81,970	8,530
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,870	$37,440 – $66,360	5,310

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