High paying repair and maintenance jobs in North Carolina with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in North Carolina 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 North Carolina run 5.7% below the national average (2024), so a North Carolina salary is worth about 1.06× 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 North Carolina.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Carolina · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$77,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,180 – $105,4305,650
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$76,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,970 – $112,0504,700
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$76,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,830 – $97,0401,660
4Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$64,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,140 – $87,6605,100
5Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,400 – $94,4803,540
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,550 – $81,97015,720
7Maintenance Workers, Machinery$60,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,540 – $78,2304,750
8Medical Equipment Repairers$59,190
Associate's degree
$35,510 – $88,7502,650
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$57,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,890 – $76,24011,070
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,780 – $77,16015,230
11Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$56,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,630 – $81,4902,610
12Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$54,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,180 – $75,2202,880
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$50,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,630 – $83,2505,180
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,200
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,500 – $79,61026,510
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,630 – $70,64043,440
16Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$47,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,260 – $63,7201,950
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$46,890
Some college, no degree
$34,950 – $63,6003,160
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,900 – $73,2704,650
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,320 – $48,9604,400
20Tire Repairers and Changers$35,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,340 – $46,4903,690

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Carolina	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,270	$48,180 – $105,430	5,650
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,980	$50,970 – $112,050	4,700
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,740	$52,830 – $97,040	1,660
4	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,080	$47,140 – $87,660	5,100
5	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,970	$48,400 – $94,480	3,540
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,430	$43,550 – $81,970	15,720
7	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,580	$42,540 – $78,230	4,750
8	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$59,190	$35,510 – $88,750	2,650
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,490	$39,890 – $76,240	11,070
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,260	$37,780 – $77,160	15,230
11	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,680	$38,630 – $81,490	2,610
12	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,120	$37,180 – $75,220	2,880
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,520	$36,630 – $83,250	5,180
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,200	$31,500 – $79,610	26,510
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,910	$33,630 – $70,640	43,440
16	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,370	$32,260 – $63,720	1,950
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$46,890	$34,950 – $63,600	3,160
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,780	$33,900 – $73,270	4,650
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,700	$29,320 – $48,960	4,400
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,140	$29,340 – $46,490	3,690

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