High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Florida with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Florida 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$86,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,690 – $109,3006,420
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,500 – $130,19014,850
3Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,040 – $80,3509,240
4Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$61,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,510 – $80,6205,760
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$61,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,810 – $88,4803,650
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,910 – $92,55011,820
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$60,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,470 – $84,00017,120
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,300 – $79,21014,900
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,570 – $75,7708,320
10Medical Equipment Repairers$56,940
Associate's degree
$37,560 – $96,8004,260
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,670
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,370 – $78,21039,160
12Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$55,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,960 – $77,1204,810
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$48,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,390 – $93,1709,220
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,970 – $79,18049,930
15Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $65,2203,450
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,160 – $62,76016,340
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,200 – $67,680111,530
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,690
Some college, no degree
$35,990 – $61,9703,470
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,660 – $49,1305,520
20Tire Repairers and Changers$34,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,700 – $46,9706,960

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$86,870	$50,690 – $109,300	6,420
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,940	$45,500 – $130,190	14,850
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,550	$43,040 – $80,350	9,240
4	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,740	$37,510 – $80,620	5,760
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,530	$39,810 – $88,480	3,650
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$45,910 – $92,550	11,820
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,650	$43,470 – $84,000	17,120
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,490	$44,300 – $79,210	14,900
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,070	$38,570 – $75,770	8,320
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$56,940	$37,560 – $96,800	4,260
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,670	$38,370 – $78,210	39,160
12	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,680	$36,960 – $77,120	4,810
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,600	$36,390 – $93,170	9,220
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,260	$31,970 – $79,180	49,930
15	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$35,640 – $65,220	3,450
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,290	$36,160 – $62,760	16,340
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,060	$34,200 – $67,680	111,530
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,690	$35,990 – $61,970	3,470
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,710	$31,660 – $49,130	5,520
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,010	$29,700 – $46,970	6,960

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