Jobs Similar to Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers
Also called: Helpers--Maintenance and Repair Workers
The careers below use the most similar skills, knowledge and work activities to helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers, according to O*NET 31.0. The closest are Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Riggers and Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers.
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers: $39,630 median pay · usual preparation: High school.
Updated October 2026 · Data: O*NET 31.0 and BLS OEWS May 2025 · How we match careers
The 20 most similar careers
| # | Career | Similarity | Median pay (vs. Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers) | Usual preparation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical DoorSame group | 84% | $74,340+88% | Training or associate |
| 2 | RiggersSame group | 82% | $62,640+58% | High school |
| 3 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | 82% | $109,910+177% | Training or associate |
| 4 | Maintenance and Repair Workers, GeneralSame group | 82% | $49,590+25% | Training or associate |
| 5 | Helpers--Electricians | 82% | $42,670+8% | High school |
| 6 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers | 81% | $53,710+36% | High school |
| 7 | Rail Car Repairers | 81% | $67,530+70% | High school |
| 8 | Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers | 81% | $56,210+42% | Training or associate |
| 9 | Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines | 81% | $65,510+65% | Training or associate |
| 10 | Maintenance Workers, MachinerySame group | 80% | $60,850+54% | Training or associate |
| 11 | Industrial Machinery MechanicsSame group | 80% | $64,520+63% | Training or associate |
| 12 | Hydroelectric Plant Technicians | 80% | $102,040Broader BLS group · not compared | Training or associate |
| 13 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters | 80% | $63,800+61% | Training or associate |
| 14 | MillwrightsSame group | 79% | $65,700+66% | High school |
| 15 | Boilermakers | 79% | $76,410+93% | High school |
| 16 | Mechanical Door RepairersSame group | 79% | $55,720+41% | High school |
| 17 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers | 79% | $54,890+39% | High school |
| 18 | Machinists | 79% | $58,750+48% | Training or associate |
| 19 | Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators | 79% | $53,340+35% | High school |
| 20 | Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and InstallersSame group | 78% | $61,010+54% | Training or associate |
- 1Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door
84% similar · $74,340 (+88%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 2Riggers
82% similar · $62,640 (+58%) · High school · Same group
- 3Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers
82% similar · $109,910 (+177%) · Training or associate
- 4Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
82% similar · $49,590 (+25%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 5Helpers--Electricians
82% similar · $42,670 (+8%) · High school
- 6Engine and Other Machine Assemblers
81% similar · $53,710 (+36%) · High school
- 7Rail Car Repairers
81% similar · $67,530 (+70%) · High school
- 8Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers
81% similar · $56,210 (+42%) · Training or associate
- 9Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines
81% similar · $65,510 (+65%) · Training or associate
- 10Maintenance Workers, Machinery
80% similar · $60,850 (+54%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 11Industrial Machinery Mechanics
80% similar · $64,520 (+63%) · Training or associate · Same group
- 12Hydroelectric Plant Technicians
80% similar · $102,040 (broader group) · Training or associate
- 13Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters
80% similar · $63,800 (+61%) · Training or associate
- 14Millwrights
79% similar · $65,700 (+66%) · High school · Same group
- 15Boilermakers
79% similar · $76,410 (+93%) · High school
- 16Mechanical Door Repairers
79% similar · $55,720 (+41%) · High school · Same group
- 17Automotive Body and Related Repairers
79% similar · $54,890 (+39%) · High school
- 18Machinists
79% similar · $58,750 (+48%) · Training or associate
- 19Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators
79% similar · $53,340 (+35%) · High school
- 20Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
78% similar · $61,010 (+54%) · Training or associate · Same group
Similarity: weighted correlation of O*NET 31.0 transferable skills (35%), knowledge (25%), work activities (15%) and interests (15%). Pay and schooling do not change it. Pay change compares BLS May 2025 national medians; careers with only a broader BLS group wage are not compared. “Same group”: the same BLS occupation group (SOC minor group). Methodology
Similar jobs that pay more
Only careers that usually need no more preparation than helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers.
Thinking of a career change?
Similar is not the same as a good next step. Our career-change list for helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers also weighs pay drops and extra schooling, and puts jobs outside the field first.
Jobs for former helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers →
Jobs that can lead here
Careers where helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers is one of the best career-change matches (match score in brackets).
- Helpers--Electricians (92)
- Helpers--Carpenters (85)
- Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters (84)
- Helpers--Extraction Workers (83)
- Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons (82)
- Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing (78)
- Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters (77)
- Helpers--Roofers (77)
- Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians (76)
- Construction Laborers (71)
Questions about jobs like helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers
What jobs are most similar to helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers?
By O*NET 31.0 data, the closest are Control and Valve Installers and Repairers (84% similar), Riggers (82% similar), Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers (82% similar), Maintenance and Repair Workers (82% similar) and Helpers--Electricians (82% similar).
Which jobs like helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers pay more?
Among the 20 most similar careers, Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers ($109,910, +177%; usually training or an associate degree), Boilermakers ($76,410, +93%; usually a high school diploma) and Control and Valve Installers and Repairers ($74,340, +88%; usually training or an associate degree) have the highest BLS median pay compared with helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers ($39,630). Without more preparation than helpers--installation, maintenance, and repair workers usually need: Boilermakers, Rail Car Repairers and Millwrights.
How is the similarity percentage worked out?
We compare how important each transferable skill, knowledge area, work activity and interest area is in both jobs (O*NET 31.0 ratings) with a weighted correlation. 100% would mean the same profile. Unlike our career-change matches, pay and extra schooling do not lower the similarity on this page.