High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Ohio with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Ohio 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$93,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,840 – $111,7604,260
2Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$80,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,490 – $132,8502,840
3Millwrights$73,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,880 – $91,7601,930
4Industrial Machinery Mechanics$65,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,580 – $91,54021,950
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,080 – $83,0206,270
6Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$62,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $91,5503,920
7Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$62,510
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,630 – $98,31014,150
8Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$61,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,240 – $77,9802,440
9Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,680
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,680 – $99,5503,560
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$60,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,860 – $78,12014,240
11Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,330 – $85,4002,330
12Medical Equipment Repairers$57,370
Associate's degree
$37,910 – $82,8503,520
13Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$53,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,320 – $76,27064,770
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$49,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,770 – $78,3705,950
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,110 – $79,69022,640
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,740
Some college, no degree
$36,210 – $78,1102,040
17Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$47,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,110 – $68,8603,620
18Tire Repairers and Changers$41,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,400 – $57,1603,530

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,150	$58,840 – $111,760	4,260
2	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$80,570	$51,490 – $132,850	2,840
3	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,220	$51,880 – $91,760	1,930
4	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,130	$47,580 – $91,540	21,950
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,200	$49,080 – $83,020	6,270
6	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,860	$47,110 – $91,550	3,920
7	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,510	$38,630 – $98,310	14,150
8	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,860	$46,240 – $77,980	2,440
9	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,680	$43,680 – $99,550	3,560
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,470	$44,860 – $78,120	14,240
11	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$38,330 – $85,400	2,330
12	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$57,370	$37,910 – $82,850	3,520
13	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,420	$35,320 – $76,270	64,770
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,080	$36,770 – $78,370	5,950
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,710	$34,110 – $79,690	22,640
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,740	$36,210 – $78,110	2,040
17	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,550	$37,110 – $68,860	3,620
18	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,760	$29,400 – $57,160	3,530

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