High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Arkansas with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Arkansas 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 Arkansas run 13.1% below the national average (2024), so a Arkansas salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Arkansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arkansas · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$81,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,150 – $115,1201,510
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$65,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,900 – $78,690720
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$61,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $89,680440
4Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$60,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $99,1501,690
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$60,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,790 – $77,0001,190
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$59,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,180 – $81,0206,270
7Millwrights$56,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,640 – $76,1401,140
8Maintenance Workers, Machinery$53,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,410 – $73,750770
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$52,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,620 – $69,2604,090
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$49,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,620 – $68,5801,320
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,070 – $76,5501,140
12Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$49,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,970 – $76,420790
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$48,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,760 – $67,190620
14Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$48,110
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,040 – $69,2904,960
15Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,970
Some college, no degree
$34,580 – $57,550560
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,140 – $70,6401,350
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,320 – $75,6007,310
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$43,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $63,13012,410
19Medical Equipment Repairers$38,950
Associate's degree
$28,430 – $90,120510
20Tire Repairers and Changers$34,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,080 – $44,3101,240
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$33,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,450 – $43,7101,140

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

#	Occupation	MedianArkansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,450	$51,150 – $115,120	1,510
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$65,420	$39,900 – $78,690	720
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,440	$38,190 – $89,680	440
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,840	$36,160 – $99,150	1,690
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,530	$42,790 – $77,000	1,190
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,760	$39,180 – $81,020	6,270
7	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,310	$36,640 – $76,140	1,140
8	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,250	$41,410 – $73,750	770
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,330	$38,620 – $69,260	4,090
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,740	$34,620 – $68,580	1,320
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,310	$36,070 – $76,550	1,140
12	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,030	$30,970 – $76,420	790
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,950	$35,760 – $67,190	620
14	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,110	$37,040 – $69,290	4,960
15	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,970	$34,580 – $57,550	560
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,830	$27,140 – $70,640	1,350
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,160	$30,320 – $75,600	7,310
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,400	$29,140 – $63,130	12,410
19	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$38,950	$28,430 – $90,120	510
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,450	$29,080 – $44,310	1,240
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,630	$23,450 – $43,710	1,140

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