High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Indiana with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Indiana 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$102,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,290 – $116,7202,540
2Millwrights$77,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,600 – $95,9601,760
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,110 – $85,2601,100
4Medical Equipment Repairers$64,590
Associate's degree
$40,540 – $98,2601,380
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,390 – $98,2003,130
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,860 – $87,30014,960
7Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,400
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,980 – $90,0601,500
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,020 – $77,1202,050
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,160 – $79,7308,840
10Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $78,0201,200
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,430
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,460 – $97,8008,530
12Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$58,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $80,4401,580
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$58,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,350 – $78,5401,930
14Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians$56,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,580 – $76,9101,290
15Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,610 – $82,2903,780
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $75,72034,480
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,800 – $78,58016,480
18Maintenance Workers, Machinery$48,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,230 – $72,5501,780
19Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$48,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $74,2801,570
20Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $60,5901,150
21Home Appliance Repairers$47,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,920 – $63,9301,030
22Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,170
Some college, no degree
$31,790 – $62,1602,140
23Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,600 – $53,1801,160
24Tire Repairers and Changers$35,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,670 – $48,2702,450

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,040	$53,290 – $116,720	2,540
2	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,140	$48,600 – $95,960	1,760
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,620	$42,110 – $85,260	1,100
4	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$64,590	$40,540 – $98,260	1,380
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,200	$47,390 – $98,200	3,130
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,950	$47,860 – $87,300	14,960
7	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,400	$36,980 – $90,060	1,500
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,030	$46,020 – $77,120	2,050
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,610	$44,160 – $79,730	8,840
10	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,460	$39,120 – $78,020	1,200
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,430	$40,460 – $97,800	8,530
12	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,920	$41,600 – $80,440	1,580
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,070	$41,350 – $78,540	1,930
14	Recreational Vehicle Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,750	$27,580 – $76,910	1,290
15	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,160	$36,610 – $82,290	3,780
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,890	$35,170 – $75,720	34,480
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,360	$35,800 – $78,580	16,480
18	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,760	$44,230 – $72,550	1,780
19	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,120	$35,170 – $74,280	1,570
20	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,260	$34,110 – $60,590	1,150
21	Home Appliance RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,080	$29,920 – $63,930	1,030
22	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,170	$31,790 – $62,160	2,140
23	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,470	$22,600 – $53,180	1,160
24	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,800	$30,670 – $48,270	2,450

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