High paying repair and maintenance jobs in Wisconsin with no experience

The best paid repair and maintenance occupations in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$105,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,330 – $119,8502,520
2Millwrights$82,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,530 – $93,2801,220
3Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$76,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,230 – $109,550980
4Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$73,930
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,520 – $99,8501,270
5Industrial Machinery Mechanics$66,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,360 – $88,79013,870
6Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$65,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,660 – $89,2602,090
7Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$63,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,710 – $91,080950
8Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$62,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,250 – $82,2106,750
9Medical Equipment Repairers$62,220
Associate's degree
$41,610 – $115,6101,490
10Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$61,710
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,930 – $98,0706,630
11Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$60,770
Postsecondary nondegree award
$48,780 – $81,9602,120
12Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$58,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,660 – $74,8001,560
13Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,200 – $75,5002,690
14Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$55,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,870 – $75,91030,880
15Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$54,350
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,590 – $78,14012,270
16Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,200 – $71,7202,360
17Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$48,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $63,5301,020
18Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$47,690
Some college, no degree
$36,210 – $72,3401,010
19Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $52,7201,640
20Tire Repairers and Changers$39,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,460 – $48,0701,350

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Electrical Power-Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$105,820	$58,330 – $119,850	2,520
2	MillwrightsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,630	$57,530 – $93,280	1,220
3	Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,540	$58,230 – $109,550	980
4	Aircraft Mechanics and Service TechniciansPostsecondary nondegree award	$73,930	$44,520 – $99,850	1,270
5	Industrial Machinery MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,620	$49,360 – $88,790	13,870
6	Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except EnginesHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,450	$48,660 – $89,260	2,090
7	Telecommunications Line Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,560	$47,710 – $91,080	950
8	Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine SpecialistsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,450	$45,250 – $82,210	6,750
9	Medical Equipment RepairersAssociate's degree	$62,220	$41,610 – $115,610	1,490
10	Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,710	$45,930 – $98,070	6,630
11	Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line InstallersPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,770	$48,780 – $81,960	2,120
12	Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,870	$38,660 – $74,800	1,560
13	Automotive Body and Related RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,660	$38,200 – $75,500	2,690
14	Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,810	$35,870 – $75,910	30,880
15	Automotive Service Technicians and MechanicsPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,350	$36,590 – $78,140	12,270
16	Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,100	$39,200 – $71,720	2,360
17	Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine MechanicsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,140	$37,040 – $63,530	1,020
18	Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine RepairersSome college, no degree	$47,690	$36,210 – $72,340	1,010
19	Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,600	$28,080 – $52,720	1,640
20	Tire Repairers and ChangersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,560	$36,460 – $48,070	1,350

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