High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Virginia with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Virginia 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 Virginia run 1.1% above the national average (2024), so a Virginia salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Virginia.

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

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OccupationMedian, Virginia · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,150 – $125,1702,260
2First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$80,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,030 – $122,59016,910
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$79,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,220 – $102,4704,120
4Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,520 – $106,8602,920
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$71,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,020 – $92,4701,570
6Maintenance Workers, Machinery$65,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,570 – $95,3001,420
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $92,2109,470
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540 – $82,9404,340
9Riggers$63,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,160 – $76,5401,920
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,030 – $90,2903,310
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,250 – $79,1508,070
12Medical Equipment Repairers$61,070
Associate's degree
$44,010 – $97,3201,360
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,840 – $78,5202,130
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,730
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,760 – $83,42014,690
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$59,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,540 – $92,57017,880
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$57,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $124,1203,720
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,640 – $77,26034,540
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,280 – $72,8205,580
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,750
Some college, no degree
$36,080 – $68,4801,530
20Tire Repairers and Changers$42,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $55,9902,430
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,410 – $56,6603,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianVirginia	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,200	$58,150 – $125,170	2,260
2	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,770	$52,030 – $122,590	16,910
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,090	$45,220 – $102,470	4,120
4	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,590	$49,520 – $106,860	2,920
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,320	$47,020 – $92,470	1,570
6	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,500	$46,570 – $95,300	1,420
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,020	$46,060 – $92,210	9,470
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$45,540 – $82,940	4,340
9	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,620	$49,160 – $76,540	1,920
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,340	$44,030 – $90,290	3,310
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,090	$45,250 – $79,150	8,070
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$61,070	$44,010 – $97,320	1,360
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,790	$40,840 – $78,520	2,130
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,730	$39,760 – $83,420	14,690
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,330	$36,540 – $92,570	17,880
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,760	$36,950 – $124,120	3,720
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,470	$34,640 – $77,260	34,540
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$33,280 – $72,820	5,580
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$44,750	$36,080 – $68,480	1,530
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,370	$31,200 – $55,990	2,430
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,890	$30,410 – $56,660	3,100

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