High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Tennessee with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Tennessee 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 Tennessee run 8.1% below the national average (2024), so a Tennessee salary is worth about 1.09× 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 Tennessee.

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

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OccupationMedian, Tennessee · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,240 – $105,0003,900
2Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$82,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $82,0901,150
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,900 – $167,4104,670
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$75,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $118,28015,070
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,530 – $88,61012,850
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $83,8202,620
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $80,8502,600
8Millwrights$61,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,100 – $75,8801,060
9Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$61,560
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,240 – $90,0101,700
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,880 – $92,7802,480
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,450 – $80,5805,720
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$55,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,540 – $81,5909,740
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$51,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,160 – $78,3602,520
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$50,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,820 – $79,93016,210
15Medical Equipment Repairers$48,530
Associate's degree
$45,780 – $81,4701,400
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,230 – $71,4903,730
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,950 – $70,3103,970
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,810 – $68,99035,790
19Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,400 – $64,1801,200
20Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$42,330
Some college, no degree
$35,700 – $62,5301,110
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,850 – $56,8302,540
22Tire Repairers and Changers$36,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,850 – $47,5302,770

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

#	Occupation	MedianTennessee	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,660	$58,240 – $105,000	3,900
2	Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,090	$34,670 – $82,090	1,150
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,040	$52,900 – $167,410	4,670
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,830	$41,630 – $118,280	15,070
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,010	$45,530 – $88,610	12,850
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,510	$45,720 – $83,820	2,620
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,880	$47,100 – $80,850	2,600
8	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,810	$45,100 – $75,880	1,060
9	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,560	$39,240 – $90,010	1,700
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,220	$45,880 – $92,780	2,480
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,190	$40,450 – $80,580	5,720
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$55,490	$38,540 – $81,590	9,740
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,460	$37,160 – $78,360	2,520
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,290	$34,820 – $79,930	16,210
15	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$48,530	$45,780 – $81,470	1,400
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,200	$37,230 – $71,490	3,730
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,460	$34,950 – $70,310	3,970
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,240	$33,810 – $68,990	35,790
19	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$28,400 – $64,180	1,200
20	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$42,330	$35,700 – $62,530	1,110
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,490	$29,850 – $56,830	2,540
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,680	$28,850 – $47,530	2,770

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