High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Idaho with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Idaho 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 Idaho run 4.5% below the national average (2024), so a Idaho salary is worth about 1.05× 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 Idaho.

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

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OccupationMedian, Idaho · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$125,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$75,770 – $131,140860
2Medical Equipment Repairers$74,270
Associate's degree
$57,910 – $103,330310
3Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,610 – $99,3301,220
4Millwrights$64,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,000 – $77,460410
5Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$64,410
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,790 – $84,100420
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,270 – $90,5802,750
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,630 – $83,9901,080
8Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$61,250
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,840 – $98,260600
9Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$59,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,200 – $78,330680
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,960 – $77,8001,930
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$56,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $77,170300
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,240
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,660 – $80,7804,550
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $77,550990
14Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$49,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,370 – $79,170370
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $93,040850
16Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$49,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,360 – $76,290340
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,420
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,570 – $77,7105,030
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,830 – $75,8708,200
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,880 – $51,800430
20Tire Repairers and Changers$37,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,250 – $49,0901,070

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

#	Occupation	MedianIdaho	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$125,410	$75,770 – $131,140	860
2	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$74,270	$57,910 – $103,330	310
3	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,830	$46,610 – $99,330	1,220
4	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,710	$57,000 – $77,460	410
5	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$64,410	$49,790 – $84,100	420
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,860	$47,270 – $90,580	2,750
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,440	$41,630 – $83,990	1,080
8	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,250	$44,840 – $98,260	600
9	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,600	$42,200 – $78,330	680
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,230	$45,960 – $77,800	1,930
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,340	$45,070 – $77,170	300
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,240	$38,660 – $80,780	4,550
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,680	$37,730 – $77,550	990
14	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,550	$36,370 – $79,170	370
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,200	$36,610 – $93,040	850
16	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,180	$35,360 – $76,290	340
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,420	$34,570 – $77,710	5,030
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$35,830 – $75,870	8,200
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,250	$26,880 – $51,800	430
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,570	$31,250 – $49,090	1,070

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