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

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in North Dakota 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 Dakota run 11.0% below the national average (2024), so a North Dakota salary is worth about 1.12× 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 Dakota.

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

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OccupationMedian, North Dakota · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$61,020 – $121,990740
2Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$103,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$77,760 – $111,240270
3Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$98,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,480 – $133,840520
4Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$90,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,280 – $103,150470
5Riggers$77,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,210 – $169,480140
6Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$77,740
Postsecondary nondegree award
$52,100 – $99,170200
7Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$76,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $101,8301,720
8Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$74,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,610 – $94,060970
9Medical Equipment Repairers$73,610
Associate's degree
$48,630 – $98,370270
10Wind Turbine Service Technicians$66,700
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,360 – $105,330310
11Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$66,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $91,5201,790
12Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,210 – $104,3502,560
13Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$63,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,120 – $90,260770
14Millwrights$60,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,810 – $82,590170
15Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,460 – $96,440300
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$58,720
Some college, no degree
$37,460 – $74,570160
17Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$57,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,980 – $60,860150
18Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,360
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,610 – $83,8602,140
19Automotive Body and Related Repairers$55,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,970 – $98,600680
20Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$52,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,120 – $82,220790
21Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,630 – $60,900190
22Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,280 – $68,4503,300
23Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$48,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,240 – $77,210210
24Tire Repairers and Changers$38,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,030 – $45,760560

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

#	Occupation	MedianNorth Dakota	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,870	$61,020 – $121,990	740
2	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,580	$77,760 – $111,240	270
3	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$98,700	$62,480 – $133,840	520
4	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$90,890	$58,280 – $103,150	470
5	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,890	$65,210 – $169,480	140
6	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$77,740	$52,100 – $99,170	200
7	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,030	$52,000 – $101,830	1,720
8	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,490	$46,610 – $94,060	970
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$73,610	$48,630 – $98,370	270
10	Wind Turbine Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,700	$51,360 – $105,330	310
11	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,110	$46,790 – $91,520	1,790
12	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,990	$51,210 – $104,350	2,560
13	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,030	$48,120 – $90,260	770
14	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,750	$50,810 – $82,590	170
15	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$45,460 – $96,440	300
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$58,720	$37,460 – $74,570	160
17	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,620	$47,980 – $60,860	150
18	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,360	$37,610 – $83,860	2,140
19	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,160	$36,970 – $98,600	680
20	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,040	$39,120 – $82,220	790
21	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,540	$41,630 – $60,900	190
22	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,840	$36,280 – $68,450	3,300
23	Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,870	$36,240 – $77,210	210
24	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,220	$31,030 – $45,760	560

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