High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Alabama with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Alabama that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Alabama run 11.2% below the national average (2024), so a Alabama 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 Alabama.

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

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OccupationMedian, Alabama · Employed

1Avionics Technicians$95,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,330 – $100,220910
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$92,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,150 – $105,4002,730
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$82,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,350 – $98,4404,310
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$65,600
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,360 – $97,540930
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,350 – $79,1004,640
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,940 – $91,84017,850
7Millwrights$61,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,300 – $76,0701,400
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,320 – $90,5301,530
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,660 – $77,5501,350
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,750 – $91,7903,200
11Medical Equipment Repairers$53,140
Associate's degree
$32,320 – $95,6101,030
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$52,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,060 – $72,8801,810
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$50,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470 – $75,6606,130
14Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$50,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $76,780680
15Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,510 – $65,6908,260
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $67,2301,440
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$45,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,030 – $79,2309,040
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,070 – $63,81016,660
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$39,970
Some college, no degree
$34,820 – $62,630930
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,420 – $47,8401,710
21Tire Repairers and Changers$35,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,930 – $45,3502,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianAlabama	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Avionics TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,920	$62,330 – $100,220	910
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,030	$44,150 – $105,400	2,730
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,260	$48,350 – $98,440	4,310
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,600	$46,360 – $97,540	930
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,850	$46,350 – $79,100	4,640
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,920	$42,940 – $91,840	17,850
7	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,410	$45,300 – $76,070	1,400
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,890	$46,320 – $90,530	1,530
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,710	$39,660 – $77,550	1,350
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,770	$43,750 – $91,790	3,200
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$53,140	$32,320 – $95,610	1,030
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,040	$33,060 – $72,880	1,810
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,470	$37,470 – $75,660	6,130
14	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,000	$35,930 – $76,780	680
15	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,370	$36,510 – $65,690	8,260
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,610	$32,600 – $67,230	1,440
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$45,640	$31,030 – $79,230	9,040
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,630	$29,070 – $63,810	16,660
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$39,970	$34,820 – $62,630	930
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,140	$22,420 – $47,840	1,710
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,010	$27,930 – $45,350	2,240

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