High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Rochester, NY with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Rochester, NY 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 Rochester, NY run 3.0% below the national average (2024), so a Rochester, NY salary is worth about 1.03× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Rochester, NY · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,770 – $127,750310
2Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$77,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,340 – $105,090350
3Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$73,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,740 – $100,340330
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$66,260
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,800 – $97,500160
5Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$63,570
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,860 – $91,1901,850
6Maintenance Workers, Machinery$63,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,740 – $83,710280
7Industrial Machinery Mechanics$63,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $82,7101,290
8Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$63,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,180 – $78,980440
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$61,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $83,180870
10Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$60,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,290 – $76,650400
11Medical Equipment Repairers$60,370
Associate's degree
$44,080 – $102,150280
12Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,530
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,840 – $78,4002,310
13Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$50,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,030 – $60,780180
14Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$50,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,650 – $66,830240
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$49,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,950 – $75,7905,870
16Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$49,210
Some college, no degree
$36,460 – $63,330160
17Automotive Body and Related Repairers$47,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,950 – $82,050430
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$42,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,240 – $53,830360

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

#	Occupation	MedianRochester, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,110	$58,770 – $127,750	310
2	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,530	$48,340 – $105,090	350
3	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,870	$47,740 – $100,340	330
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$66,260	$48,800 – $97,500	160
5	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$63,570	$45,860 – $91,190	1,850
6	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,500	$39,740 – $83,710	280
7	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,460	$46,740 – $82,710	1,290
8	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,120	$50,180 – $78,980	440
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,240	$46,070 – $83,180	870
10	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,520	$40,290 – $76,650	400
11	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$60,370	$44,080 – $102,150	280
12	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,530	$36,840 – $78,400	2,310
13	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,640	$35,030 – $60,780	180
14	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,050	$37,650 – $66,830	240
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,990	$37,950 – $75,790	5,870
16	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$49,210	$36,460 – $63,330	160
17	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,810	$36,950 – $82,050	430
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,120	$32,240 – $53,830	360

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