High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Rhode Island with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island run 2.3% above the national average (2024), so a Rhode Island salary is worth about 0.98× 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 Rhode Island.

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

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OccupationMedian, Rhode Island · Employed

1Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$103,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$81,260 – $105,930490
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$76,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$70,270 – $81,970200
3Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$76,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720 – $77,720240
4Automotive Body and Related Repairers$72,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,820 – $93,600800
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,920 – $96,170260
6Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$67,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,100 – $104,0801,450
7Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$67,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,020 – $85,420350
8Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$66,960
Postsecondary nondegree award
$57,300 – $95,950150
9Industrial Machinery Mechanics$64,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,970 – $82,9801,070
10Riggers$64,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,160 – $81,540160
11Medical Equipment Repairers$63,010
Associate's degree
$44,370 – $83,760150
12Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$59,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,250 – $78,000180
13Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,470 – $75,400400
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$51,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,860 – $80,7802,530
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,920 – $75,9004,500
16Tire Repairers and Changers$46,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,110 – $59,380190

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

#	Occupation	MedianRhode Island	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$103,810	$81,260 – $105,930	490
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,860	$70,270 – $81,970	200
3	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,320	$44,720 – $77,720	240
4	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,490	$46,820 – $93,600	800
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,130	$51,920 – $96,170	260
6	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$67,370	$38,100 – $104,080	1,450
7	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,270	$51,020 – $85,420	350
8	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,960	$57,300 – $95,950	150
9	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,770	$48,970 – $82,980	1,070
10	RiggersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,260	$50,160 – $81,540	160
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$63,010	$44,370 – $83,760	150
12	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,890	$36,250 – $78,000	180
13	Motorboat Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,470	$45,470 – $75,400	400
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,770	$31,860 – $80,780	2,530
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,900	$36,920 – $75,900	4,500
16	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,240	$38,110 – $59,380	190

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