High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA 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 Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA run 8.3% below the national average (2024), so a Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA salary is worth about 1.09× 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, Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$102,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$74,790 – $115,000200
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$70,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,300 – $82,200130
3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,310 – $85,190510
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,680 – $92,550760
5Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,090 – $80,240280
6Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,350 – $78,970240
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,110 – $82,780750
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,020 – $98,460900
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,560 – $79,2601,050
10Medical Equipment Repairers$60,540
Associate's degree
$43,720 – $90,130270
11Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$60,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,900 – $78,5701,870
12Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,520 – $100,570130
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$58,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,370 – $103,730450
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $74,9703,780
15Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $65,770720
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,330
Some college, no degree
$37,340 – $67,230150
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,180 – $60,900230
18Tire Repairers and Changers$38,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,080 – $49,620240

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

#	Occupation	MedianDes Moines-West Des Moines, IA	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,230	$74,790 – $115,000	200
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$70,180	$51,300 – $82,200	130
3	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,920	$47,310 – $85,190	510
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,810	$48,680 – $92,550	760
5	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,270	$46,090 – $80,240	280
6	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,750	$47,350 – $78,970	240
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,590	$49,110 – $82,780	750
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,640	$46,020 – $98,460	900
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,630	$46,560 – $79,260	1,050
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,540	$43,720 – $90,130	270
11	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,470	$36,900 – $78,570	1,870
12	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,100	$30,520 – $100,570	130
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,210	$39,370 – $103,730	450
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,780	$37,620 – $74,970	3,780
15	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,060	$36,460 – $65,770	720
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,330	$37,340 – $67,230	150
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,420	$30,180 – $60,900	230
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,480	$32,080 – $49,620	240

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