High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Kentucky with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Kentucky 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 Kentucky run 9.8% below the national average (2024), so a Kentucky salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kentucky.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kentucky · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,770 – $102,4002,930
2Maintenance Workers, Machinery$76,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,980 – $162,4602,920
3Millwrights$70,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,210 – $86,6401,220
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$67,920
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,210 – $156,9101,680
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,050 – $85,32011,540
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$64,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,450 – $91,4201,870
7Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,120 – $75,5501,080
8Medical Equipment Repairers$60,230
Associate's degree
$35,310 – $82,980860
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,870 – $88,3202,210
10Rail Car Repairers$59,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,950 – $80,350770
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $79,0902,540
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$58,620
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,790 – $80,0205,100
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$55,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,250 – $80,5003,890
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$51,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $81,7801,110
15Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$48,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,070 – $76,490800
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,070
Some college, no degree
$36,300 – $61,9701,440
17Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,470 – $75,74022,190
18Automotive Body and Related Repairers$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,360 – $80,7701,680
19Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$44,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$30,210 – $73,91011,140
20Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,140 – $51,480900
21Tire Repairers and Changers$36,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,690 – $46,8901,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianKentucky	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$47,770 – $102,400	2,930
2	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,710	$48,980 – $162,460	2,920
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,610	$48,210 – $86,640	1,220
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,920	$45,210 – $156,910	1,680
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,560	$46,050 – $85,320	11,540
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,010	$42,450 – $91,420	1,870
7	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,700	$45,120 – $75,550	1,080
8	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,230	$35,310 – $82,980	860
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,700	$38,870 – $88,320	2,210
10	Rail Car RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,430	$39,950 – $80,350	770
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,220	$37,950 – $79,090	2,540
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,620	$38,790 – $80,020	5,100
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,480	$38,250 – $80,500	3,890
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,310	$36,920 – $81,780	1,110
15	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,970	$28,070 – $76,490	800
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,070	$36,300 – $61,970	1,440
17	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,810	$30,470 – $75,740	22,190
18	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$28,360 – $80,770	1,680
19	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$44,890	$30,210 – $73,910	11,140
20	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,000	$29,140 – $51,480	900
21	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,300	$28,690 – $46,890	1,270

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