High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Oregon with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Oregon 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$131,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,330 – $153,8601,640
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$91,910
Postsecondary nondegree award
$63,580 – $111,530840
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$86,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,110 – $138,0407,120
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,330 – $135,7701,080
5Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$75,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,580 – $101,280950
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$75,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,290 – $99,4707,070
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,750 – $103,3801,710
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$74,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,420 – $96,0702,650
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$63,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,690 – $90,7003,770
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,990 – $94,5203,980
11Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,520 – $85,740660
12Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,900 – $83,370920
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,920 – $92,7001,660
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,590 – $92,0906,990
15Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$54,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,450 – $72,960650
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $78,48016,160
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $80,1402,650
18Home Appliance Repairers$51,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,300 – $77,490680
19Tire Repairers and Changers$47,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,260 – $54,5802,260
20Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,950
Some college, no degree
$36,990 – $71,6301,050
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $59,5301,330

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$131,090	$77,330 – $153,860	1,640
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$91,910	$63,580 – $111,530	840
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,970	$59,110 – $138,040	7,120
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,850	$59,330 – $135,770	1,080
5	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,710	$48,580 – $101,280	950
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,670	$53,290 – $99,470	7,070
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,270	$47,750 – $103,380	1,710
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,740	$55,420 – $96,070	2,650
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,970	$47,690 – $90,700	3,770
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,940	$46,990 – $94,520	3,980
11	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,830	$45,520 – $85,740	660
12	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,330	$44,900 – $83,370	920
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,000	$40,920 – $92,700	1,660
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,520	$39,590 – $92,090	6,990
15	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,570	$40,450 – $72,960	650
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,350	$38,630 – $78,480	16,160
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,230	$39,690 – $80,140	2,650
18	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,160	$37,300 – $77,490	680
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,650	$37,260 – $54,580	2,260
20	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,950	$36,990 – $71,630	1,050
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,300	$31,220 – $59,530	1,330

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