High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Nevada with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Nevada 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 Nevada run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Nevada salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Nevada.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nevada · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$96,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,000 – $134,930920
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$94,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$61,010 – $113,2902,570
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$82,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,170 – $100,620710
4Riggers$81,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,400 – $100,100860
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$79,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,560 – $97,9702,870
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$77,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,450 – $96,1502,240
7Maintenance Workers, Machinery$75,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,350 – $92,950750
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$72,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,600 – $96,110730
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$68,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,770 – $97,7201,990
10Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$62,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,060 – $78,820890
11Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,150 – $91,3201,170
12Automotive Body and Related Repairers$60,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $126,9201,020
13Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$60,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$41,040 – $89,7504,170
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,170 – $80,60016,520
15Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$51,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,250 – $78,4201,620
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,050 – $81,9604,000
17Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$33,500 – $81,1807,420
18Tire Repairers and Changers$39,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,600 – $63,730930
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$36,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,880 – $49,9401,030

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

#	Occupation	MedianNevada	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,560	$65,000 – $134,930	920
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$94,890	$61,010 – $113,290	2,570
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$82,680	$47,170 – $100,620	710
4	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,720	$46,400 – $100,100	860
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,860	$59,560 – $97,970	2,870
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,750	$59,450 – $96,150	2,240
7	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,500	$45,350 – $92,950	750
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,230	$46,600 – $96,110	730
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,410	$48,770 – $97,720	1,990
10	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,800	$46,060 – $78,820	890
11	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,980	$44,150 – $91,320	1,170
12	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,520	$45,070 – $126,920	1,020
13	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,510	$41,040 – $89,750	4,170
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$36,170 – $80,600	16,520
15	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,210	$31,250 – $78,420	1,620
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,190	$34,050 – $81,960	4,000
17	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,290	$33,500 – $81,180	7,420
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,220	$32,600 – $63,730	930
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,610	$28,880 – $49,940	1,030

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