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

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in South 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 South Carolina run 6.3% below the national average (2024), so a South Carolina salary is worth about 1.07× 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 South Carolina.

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

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OccupationMedian, South Carolina · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$76,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,890 – $102,8602,690
2Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$75,490
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,580 – $103,1701,130
3Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$75,160
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,230 – $84,6001,660
4Maintenance Workers, Machinery$64,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $79,060960
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$62,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,060 – $83,0509,890
6Millwrights$61,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,060 – $83,260950
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$61,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,900 – $92,9102,130
8Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$59,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,230 – $81,7101,310
9Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$59,710
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,940 – $76,5401,050
10Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$59,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,440 – $76,6703,360
11Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,540 – $76,5602,830
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$56,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,170 – $75,5306,920
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$53,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,540 – $78,1102,140
14Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,100
Postsecondary nondegree award
$31,200 – $78,03013,420
15Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$47,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,950 – $74,53028,020
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$46,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,930 – $70,7702,240
17Medical Equipment Repairers$46,120
Associate's degree
$18,060 – $73,540800
18Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$38,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $53,5102,160
19Tire Repairers and Changers$35,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $45,5901,920

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

#	Occupation	MedianSouth Carolina	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,870	$48,890 – $102,860	2,690
2	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,490	$47,580 – $103,170	1,130
3	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$75,160	$45,230 – $84,600	1,660
4	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,910	$46,760 – $79,060	960
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,330	$45,060 – $83,050	9,890
6	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,700	$40,060 – $83,260	950
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,480	$43,900 – $92,910	2,130
8	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,790	$39,230 – $81,710	1,310
9	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,710	$35,940 – $76,540	1,050
10	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,330	$41,440 – $76,670	3,360
11	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$43,540 – $76,560	2,830
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,610	$39,170 – $75,530	6,920
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,290	$37,540 – $78,110	2,140
14	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,100	$31,200 – $78,030	13,420
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,880	$32,950 – $74,530	28,020
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,430	$35,930 – $70,770	2,240
17	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$46,120	$18,060 – $73,540	800
18	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,480	$28,080 – $53,510	2,160
19	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,040	$29,220 – $45,590	1,920

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