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Maintenance and Repair Workers, General Salary in Cleveland, OH

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Cleveland, OH have a median annual salary of $51,930, with 12,860 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,130 at the 10th percentile to $75,980 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$51,930

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$24.97

Employment

12,860

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,130
10th
$44,000
25th
$51,930
Median
$64,260
75th
$75,980
90th

Local compared with national

Cleveland, OH

$51,930

Median annual · 2025

United States

$49,590

Median annual · 2025

The Cleveland, OH median is 4.7% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $2,340).

Top skills

  1. 1.Equipment MaintenanceImportance 3.9
  2. 2.RepairingImportance 3.9
  3. 3.TroubleshootingImportance 3.8
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  5. 5.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  6. 6.MonitoringImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Operation and ControlImportance 3.1
  10. 10.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Active ListeningImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Post-Secondary Certificate
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Apple macOS
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Computer aided design and drafting software CADD
  • Computerized maintenance management system CMMS
  • Computerized time management systems
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Data entry software
  • Database software
  • Digital direct control DDC energy management software
  • Dropbox
  • Eko
  • Facebook
  • FaceTime
  • Google Docs
  • GroupMe

Common tasks

  • Perform routine maintenance, such as inspecting drives, motors, or belts, checking fluid levels, replacing filters, or doing other preventive maintenance actions.
  • Inspect, operate, or test machinery or equipment to diagnose machine malfunctions.
  • Adjust functional parts of devices or control instruments, using hand tools, levels, plumb bobs, or straightedges.
  • Repair machines, equipment, or structures, using tools such as hammers, hoists, saws, drills, wrenches, or equipment such as precision measuring instruments or electrical or electronic testing devices.
  • Order parts, supplies, or equipment from catalogs or suppliers.
  • Diagnose mechanical problems and determine how to correct them, checking blueprints, repair manuals, or parts catalogs, as necessary.
  • Design new equipment to aid in the repair or maintenance of machines, mechanical equipment, or building structures.
  • Assemble, install, or repair wiring, electrical or electronic components, pipe systems, plumbing, machinery, or equipment.
  • Clean or lubricate shafts, bearings, gears, or other parts of machinery.
  • Estimate costs to repair machinery, equipment, or building structures.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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