High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Syracuse, NY with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Syracuse, NY 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 Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$124,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$76,060 – $131,650250
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$119,230
Postsecondary nondegree award
$96,620 – $124,030160
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$83,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450 – $110,240280
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,730 – $128,3501,370
5Maintenance Workers, Machinery$79,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,320 – $90,360320
6Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$78,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$53,870 – $97,680350
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,220 – $107,600240
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$73,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,420 – $96,090820
9Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$66,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,320 – $96,780970
10Medical Equipment Repairers$65,530
Associate's degree
$44,720 – $83,510100
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $87,690280
12Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$64,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,250 – $88,300670
13Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,170 – $96,230160
14Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,380 – $79,930230
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,970 – $76,1803,550
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,500 – $86,390250
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,500
Some college, no degree
$38,040 – $71,510130
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,970 – $75,9501,650
19Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $76,340240
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$45,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,900 – $67,180160
21Tire Repairers and Changers$42,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,410 – $52,160110

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

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$124,970	$76,060 – $131,650	250
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and RelayPostsecondary nondegree award	$119,230	$96,620 – $124,030	160
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,610	$45,450 – $110,240	280
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,140	$56,730 – $128,350	1,370
5	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,720	$47,320 – $90,360	320
6	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$78,170	$53,870 – $97,680	350
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,310	$47,220 – $107,600	240
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,030	$52,420 – $96,090	820
9	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,600	$47,320 – $96,780	970
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$65,530	$44,720 – $83,510	100
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,170	$52,000 – $87,690	280
12	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,770	$47,250 – $88,300	670
13	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,550	$46,170 – $96,230	160
14	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,410	$43,380 – $79,930	230
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,300	$37,970 – $76,180	3,550
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,930	$39,500 – $86,390	250
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$50,500	$38,040 – $71,510	130
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,410	$34,970 – $75,950	1,650
19	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,270	$38,190 – $76,340	240
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,270	$35,900 – $67,180	160
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,820	$35,410 – $52,160	110

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