High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Texas with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Texas 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 Texas run 2.9% below the national average (2024), so a Texas 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Texas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Texas · Employed

1Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$84,440
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,600 – $122,18016,850
2Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$78,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $107,55017,280
3Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$75,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,540 – $102,5009,700
4Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$74,480
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,560 – $109,35013,540
5Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$61,940
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,710 – $89,14020,080
6Industrial Machinery Mechanics$61,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,580 – $95,77056,950
7Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$59,370
Postsecondary nondegree award
$39,140 – $89,12013,440
8Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,440 – $90,6508,800
9Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$58,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,930 – $81,66029,870
10Medical Equipment Repairers$58,370
Associate's degree
$38,030 – $89,1505,540
11Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$58,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,690 – $89,36011,630
12Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$57,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,100 – $81,86034,730
13Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$52,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,900 – $75,72010,260
14Automotive Body and Related Repairers$51,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,140 – $78,57014,070
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$48,310
Postsecondary nondegree award
$29,360 – $81,72069,750
16Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$46,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,950 – $74,220140,580
17Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$45,480
Some college, no degree
$35,010 – $60,2807,140
18Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$45,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,010 – $69,53018,580
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$37,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,100 – $49,64016,610
20Tire Repairers and Changers$36,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,220 – $46,36014,170

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

#	Occupation	MedianTexas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$84,440	$48,600 – $122,180	16,850
2	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,940	$46,760 – $107,550	17,280
3	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,740	$46,540 – $102,500	9,700
4	Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial EquipmentPostsecondary nondegree award	$74,480	$46,560 – $109,350	13,540
5	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,940	$45,710 – $89,140	20,080
6	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,930	$41,580 – $95,770	56,950
7	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,370	$39,140 – $89,120	13,440
8	Maintenance Workers, MachineryHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,280	$38,440 – $90,650	8,800
9	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,810	$40,930 – $81,660	29,870
10	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$58,370	$38,030 – $89,150	5,540
11	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,230	$39,690 – $89,360	11,630
12	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$57,760	$38,100 – $81,860	34,730
13	Security and Fire Alarm Systems InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,270	$36,900 – $75,720	10,260
14	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,700	$34,140 – $78,570	14,070
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$48,310	$29,360 – $81,720	69,750
16	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,670	$30,950 – $74,220	140,580
17	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$45,480	$35,010 – $60,280	7,140
18	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,360	$31,010 – $69,530	18,580
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,000	$24,100 – $49,640	16,610
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,060	$29,220 – $46,360	14,170

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