High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Missouri with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Missouri 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× 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 Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,900 – $115,7403,440
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$71,470
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,620 – $97,1601,700
3Industrial Machinery Mechanics$67,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,190 – $104,1105,420
4Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,070 – $84,4302,180
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,930 – $88,3803,370
6Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $81,6304,350
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$59,950
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,180 – $88,7607,220
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,170 – $82,4806,780
9Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,050 – $96,0502,710
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$57,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,590 – $86,7902,260
11Medical Equipment Repairers$57,340
Associate's degree
$37,320 – $99,4201,540
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,560 – $75,5501,790
13Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $83,8802,390
14Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$51,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,470 – $73,850960
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$49,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,950 – $76,87017,210
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$48,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $75,62031,180
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$44,080
Some college, no degree
$35,090 – $59,4801,090
18Tire Repairers and Changers$38,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,500 – $52,6702,110

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,360	$59,900 – $115,740	3,440
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$71,470	$45,620 – $97,160	1,700
3	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,390	$45,190 – $104,110	5,420
4	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,720	$48,070 – $84,430	2,180
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,390	$45,930 – $88,380	3,370
6	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,540	$36,240 – $81,630	4,350
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,950	$39,180 – $88,760	7,220
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,360	$41,170 – $82,480	6,780
9	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,080	$43,050 – $96,050	2,710
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,610	$36,590 – $86,790	2,260
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,340	$37,320 – $99,420	1,540
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,620	$41,560 – $75,550	1,790
13	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,000	$38,690 – $83,880	2,390
14	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,330	$37,470 – $73,850	960
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,160	$34,950 – $76,870	17,210
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,370	$34,050 – $75,620	31,180
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$44,080	$35,090 – $59,480	1,090
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,920	$29,500 – $52,670	2,110

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