High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Maine with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Maine 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 Maine run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Maine salary is worth about 1.03× 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 Maine.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maine · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$92,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,170 – $97,390680
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$83,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,190 – $121,9501,160
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$81,180
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,920 – $98,370410
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$72,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,160 – $94,0601,190
5Millwrights$68,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,030 – $87,130350
6Riggers$64,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,180 – $81,990330
7Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$64,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,310 – $79,340240
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,170
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,090 – $82,0902,250
9Medical Equipment Repairers$61,810
Associate's degree
$41,670 – $94,550390
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,720
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,780 – $91,310400
11Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$61,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,520 – $80,5201,230
12Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,920 – $85,5101,490
13Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $79,4501,380
14Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,450 – $75,190340
15Maintenance Workers, Machinery$52,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $70,200490
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$52,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,420 – $74,6503,390
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,820 – $72,080680
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,610
Some college, no degree
$38,530 – $73,860290
19Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $75,5705,820
20Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,620 – $72,330300
21Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$39,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,040 – $51,810280
22Tire Repairers and Changers$38,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,130 – $48,170490

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaine	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$92,120	$65,170 – $97,390	680
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$83,090	$52,190 – $121,950	1,160
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,180	$61,920 – $98,370	410
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,310	$51,160 – $94,060	1,190
5	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,220	$51,030 – $87,130	350
6	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,910	$54,180 – $81,990	330
7	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,080	$48,310 – $79,340	240
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,170	$47,090 – $82,090	2,250
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$61,810	$41,670 – $94,550	390
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,720	$48,780 – $91,310	400
11	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,380	$43,520 – $80,520	1,230
12	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,280	$49,920 – $85,510	1,490
13	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,850	$45,760 – $79,450	1,380
14	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,510	$45,450 – $75,190	340
15	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,300	$45,930 – $70,200	490
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$52,040	$38,420 – $74,650	3,390
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,350	$37,820 – $72,080	680
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,610	$38,530 – $73,860	290
19	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,430	$37,440 – $75,570	5,820
20	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,960	$37,620 – $72,330	300
21	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,520	$35,040 – $51,810	280
22	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,910	$36,130 – $48,170	490

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