High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Minnesota with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Minnesota 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 Minnesota run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Minnesota salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Minnesota.

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

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OccupationMedian, Minnesota · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$104,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,390 – $122,1102,190
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$81,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,100 – $133,0202,390
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$80,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,590 – $100,6101,240
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,450 – $98,6902,890
5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$76,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,220 – $100,0304,200
6Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$75,150
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,040 – $89,6301,900
7Medical Equipment Repairers$73,940
Associate's degree
$42,610 – $103,2402,080
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$73,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,580 – $96,0201,130
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,040 – $97,6006,510
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,810 – $90,5207,300
11Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,500 – $92,9002,910
12Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$60,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190 – $84,9302,140
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$59,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $79,04029,660
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,310 – $83,18011,980
15Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,810 – $76,9501,620
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$50,540
Some college, no degree
$37,330 – $78,6601,720
17Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$44,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,760 – $59,6901,110
18Tire Repairers and Changers$43,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,560 – $62,4801,310

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

#	Occupation	MedianMinnesota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$104,180	$78,390 – $122,110	2,190
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$81,980	$52,100 – $133,020	2,390
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,220	$60,590 – $100,610	1,240
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,370	$54,450 – $98,690	2,890
5	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,350	$48,220 – $100,030	4,200
6	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,150	$45,040 – $89,630	1,900
7	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$73,940	$42,610 – $103,240	2,080
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,710	$49,580 – $96,020	1,130
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,960	$52,040 – $97,600	6,510
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,840	$49,810 – $90,520	7,300
11	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,970	$41,500 – $92,900	2,910
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,250	$43,190 – $84,930	2,140
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,200	$38,630 – $79,040	29,660
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,390	$38,310 – $83,180	11,980
15	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,040	$37,810 – $76,950	1,620
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$50,540	$37,330 – $78,660	1,720
17	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,950	$32,760 – $59,690	1,110
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,750	$36,560 – $62,480	1,310

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