High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Michigan with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Michigan 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 Michigan run 3.8% below the national average (2024), so a Michigan salary is worth about 1.04× 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 Michigan.

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

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OccupationMedian, Michigan · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,480 – $131,5702,800
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$96,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,900 – $109,2302,240
3Millwrights$89,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,680 – $97,4602,900
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$74,900
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,180 – $118,1003,380
5Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$74,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,440 – $84,4502,780
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$66,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,320 – $90,5003,860
7Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,140
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,470 – $92,1501,460
8Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,080 – $91,27017,310
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,650 – $85,0903,940
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,240 – $81,0109,020
11Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,850
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,210 – $95,29012,590
12Medical Equipment Repairers$60,680
Associate's degree
$37,320 – $98,4301,820
13Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,400 – $78,8901,640
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,360 – $84,0505,010
15Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$55,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $69,7302,060
16Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,120
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,110 – $79,06022,280
17Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$47,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,840 – $64,0201,480
18Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,050 – $70,57039,490
19Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,570
Some college, no degree
$35,710 – $76,0401,660
20Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,830 – $73,6805,800
21Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$46,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,110 – $61,0901,860
22Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$43,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $57,0002,180
23Tire Repairers and Changers$37,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,170 – $49,2904,470

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

#	Occupation	MedianMichigan	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$106,890	$65,480 – $131,570	2,800
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,890	$50,900 – $109,230	2,240
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,190	$58,680 – $97,460	2,900
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,900	$48,180 – $118,100	3,380
5	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,360	$47,440 – $84,450	2,780
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,680	$49,320 – $90,500	3,860
7	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,140	$43,470 – $92,150	1,460
8	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,250	$47,080 – $91,270	17,310
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,700	$44,650 – $85,090	3,940
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,420	$45,240 – $81,010	9,020
11	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,850	$40,210 – $95,290	12,590
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,680	$37,320 – $98,430	1,820
13	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,590	$41,400 – $78,890	1,640
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,880	$37,360 – $84,050	5,010
15	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,830	$36,950 – $69,730	2,060
16	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,120	$36,110 – $79,060	22,280
17	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,900	$27,840 – $64,020	1,480
18	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,580	$35,050 – $70,570	39,490
19	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,570	$35,710 – $76,040	1,660
20	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,470	$33,830 – $73,680	5,800
21	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,730	$34,110 – $61,090	1,860
22	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,630	$31,220 – $57,000	2,180
23	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,130	$35,170 – $49,290	4,470

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