High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Washington with no degree

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Washington 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 Washington run 7.0% above the national average (2024), so a Washington salary is worth about 0.93× 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 Washington.

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

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OccupationMedian, Washington · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$133,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$80,640 – $147,8102,340
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$99,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,910 – $122,4401,660
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$98,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,450 – $117,7404,480
4First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$94,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,560 – $144,79014,680
5Avionics Technicians$91,380
Postsecondary nondegree award
$67,540 – $116,9203,400
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$78,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,250 – $110,1303,900
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$77,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,720 – $102,8007,410
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$77,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,200 – $101,6303,210
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,450 – $112,41010,710
10Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$76,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $103,3601,510
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$75,660
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,810 – $120,3607,370
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$72,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,050 – $99,3501,670
13Medical Equipment Repairers$71,190
Associate's degree
$46,900 – $106,5001,410
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$63,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,530 – $95,6603,550
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,760 – $83,93032,450
16Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,830 – $133,1402,330
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,270
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,470 – $95,62012,930
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,050
Some college, no degree
$39,090 – $74,8302,010
19Tire Repairers and Changers$44,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,910 – $58,6902,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianWashington	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$133,060	$80,640 – $147,810	2,340
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$99,200	$68,910 – $122,440	1,660
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,980	$58,450 – $117,740	4,480
4	First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$94,420	$64,560 – $144,790	14,680
5	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$91,380	$67,540 – $116,920	3,400
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,620	$53,250 – $110,130	3,900
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,900	$54,720 – $102,800	7,410
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,610	$50,200 – $101,630	3,210
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,220	$49,450 – $112,410	10,710
10	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,070	$49,320 – $103,360	1,510
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,660	$48,810 – $120,360	7,370
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,950	$48,050 – $99,350	1,670
13	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$71,190	$46,900 – $106,500	1,410
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,080	$45,530 – $95,660	3,550
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,160	$41,760 – $83,930	32,450
16	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,340	$40,830 – $133,140	2,330
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,270	$39,470 – $95,620	12,930
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,050	$39,090 – $74,830	2,010
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,670	$37,910 – $58,690	2,960

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