High paying repair and maintenance jobs in South Dakota with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in South Dakota 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 South Dakota run 11.4% below the national average (2024), so a South Dakota salary is worth about 1.13× 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 South Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, South Dakota · Employed

1Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$98,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,870 – $105,770150
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$97,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,840 – $118,530740
3First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,580 – $107,3001,750
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,750
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,160 – $89,360150
5Wind Turbine Service Technicians$73,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,350 – $79,300180
6Medical Equipment Repairers$69,530
Associate's degree
$49,700 – $105,650150
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,080 – $83,260830
8Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,780 – $88,800470
9Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,750 – $79,880820
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,630 – $88,000520
11Millwrights$61,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,790 – $74,600240
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,510 – $77,6801,230
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,420 – $75,1901,610
14Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$59,700
Some college, no degree
$37,770 – $76,110300
15Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,500 – $78,8101,340
16Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,360 – $73,130220
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,670 – $80,5002,010
18Mechanical Door Repairers$50,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $72,800160
19Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$49,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,370 – $74,800590
20Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180 – $74,110800
21Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $77,110560
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,340 – $62,7203,450
23Motorcycle Mechanics$46,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,310 – $65,040200
24Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$43,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,520 – $60,990290
25Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$41,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,770 – $57,660160
26Tire Repairers and Changers$38,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,410 – $46,900360

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

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,090	$57,870 – $105,770	150
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,310	$63,840 – $118,530	740
3	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,810	$53,580 – $107,300	1,750
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,750	$51,160 – $89,360	150
5	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,820	$46,350 – $79,300	180
6	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$69,530	$49,700 – $105,650	150
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,730	$54,080 – $83,260	830
8	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,900	$45,780 – $88,800	470
9	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,140	$46,750 – $79,880	820
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,000	$42,630 – $88,000	520
11	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,820	$50,790 – $74,600	240
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,560	$48,510 – $77,680	1,230
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,390	$48,420 – $75,190	1,610
14	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$59,700	$37,770 – $76,110	300
15	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,120	$45,500 – $78,810	1,340
16	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,690	$46,360 – $73,130	220
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,160	$38,670 – $80,500	2,010
18	Mechanical Door RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,500	$45,760 – $72,800	160
19	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,560	$35,370 – $74,800	590
20	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,460	$39,180 – $74,110	800
21	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,490	$33,900 – $77,110	560
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,100	$37,340 – $62,720	3,450
23	Motorcycle MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$46,490	$37,310 – $65,040	200
24	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,860	$36,520 – $60,990	290
25	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,580	$34,770 – $57,660	160
26	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,800	$34,410 – $46,900	360

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