High paying construction jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Arizona that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. 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 Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona salary is worth about 0.99× 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 Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,760 – $102,98021,550
2Construction and Building Inspectors$73,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$55,310 – $105,9803,330
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,640 – $100,12011,810
4Electricians$61,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,540 – $89,60021,140
5Continuous Mining Machine Operators$60,880
No formal educational credential
$49,180 – $78,6602,850
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,680 – $79,46013,200
7Structural Iron and Steel Workers$59,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,470 – $92,2703,980
8Brickmasons and Blockmasons$59,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,080 – $75,0401,190
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,910
No formal educational credential
$47,580 – $76,7507,520
10Carpenters$58,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,830 – $75,95016,230
11Glaziers$56,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,020 – $70,4802,370
12Tile and Stone Setters$52,000
No formal educational credential
$37,290 – $70,1801,060
13Solar Photovoltaic Installers$51,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,770 – $78,7801,280
14Highway Maintenance Workers$50,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $63,9101,410
15Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$50,290
No formal educational credential
$37,470 – $66,7502,590
16Sheet Metal Workers$50,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,350 – $80,7503,060
17Plasterers and Stucco Masons$49,510
No formal educational credential
$37,080 – $75,9801,910
18Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,250
No formal educational credential
$40,180 – $63,6405,210
19Roofers$47,340
No formal educational credential
$35,910 – $62,6203,420
20Construction Laborers$46,590
No formal educational credential
$36,770 – $60,93037,630
21Helpers--Electricians$44,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,030 – $56,1601,240

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,550	$57,760 – $102,980	21,550
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,440	$55,310 – $105,980	3,330
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,070	$45,640 – $100,120	11,810
4	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,060	$45,540 – $89,600	21,140
5	Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$60,880	$49,180 – $78,660	2,850
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,620	$47,680 – $79,460	13,200
7	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,390	$46,470 – $92,270	3,980
8	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,260	$49,080 – $75,040	1,190
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$58,910	$47,580 – $76,750	7,520
10	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,580	$38,830 – $75,950	16,230
11	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,560	$44,020 – $70,480	2,370
12	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$52,000	$37,290 – $70,180	1,060
13	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,160	$38,770 – $78,780	1,280
14	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,850	$38,020 – $63,910	1,410
15	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$50,290	$37,470 – $66,750	2,590
16	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,260	$36,350 – $80,750	3,060
17	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$49,510	$37,080 – $75,980	1,910
18	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,250	$40,180 – $63,640	5,210
19	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$47,340	$35,910 – $62,620	3,420
20	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,590	$36,770 – $60,930	37,630
21	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,110	$37,030 – $56,160	1,240

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