High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Billings, MT with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Billings, MT 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 Billings, MT run 6.5% below the national average (2024), so a Billings, MT salary is worth about 1.07× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Billings, MT · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$108,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,270 – $121,51070
2Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$77,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,960 – $97,98060
3Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$77,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,590 – $97,440350
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,290 – $82,62050
5Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$62,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $81,83060
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,620 – $99,550180
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,890 – $78,800300
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600 – $78,520380
9Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,670 – $77,960650
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $99,64060
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,270 – $122,970130
12Mechanical Door Repairers$53,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,760 – $64,80030
13Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,860 – $77,57030
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $67,640850
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,660 – $75,800210
16Tire Repairers and Changers$46,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,430 – $48,740120
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,020
Some college, no degree
$35,390 – $62,14040
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,040 – $45,96090

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

#	Occupation	MedianBillings, MT	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$108,200	$77,270 – $121,510	70
2	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,820	$48,960 – $97,980	60
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,000	$60,590 – $97,440	350
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,570	$50,290 – $82,620	50
5	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,890	$45,640 – $81,830	60
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,370	$51,620 – $99,550	180
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,240	$41,890 – $78,800	300
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,210	$48,600 – $78,520	380
9	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,150	$40,670 – $77,960	650
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,560	$49,410 – $99,640	60
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,960	$36,270 – $122,970	130
12	Mechanical Door RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,820	$41,760 – $64,800	30
13	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$36,860 – $77,570	30
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$35,360 – $67,640	850
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$37,660 – $75,800	210
16	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,850	$36,430 – $48,740	120
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,020	$35,390 – $62,140	40
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,430	$32,040 – $45,960	90

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