High paying construction jobs in Eugene-Springfield, OR with no degree
The best paid construction occupations in Eugene-Springfield, OR 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 Eugene-Springfield, OR run 1.6% above the national average (2024), so a Eugene-Springfield, OR salary is worth about 0.98× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.
Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.
Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,420 – $122,700750High school diploma or equivalent
$59,060 – $125,220520High school diploma or equivalent
$47,520 – $102,500210High school diploma or equivalent
$51,130 – $101,270130High school diploma or equivalent
$52,360 – $97,900330High school diploma or equivalent
$37,710 – $100,730240High school diploma or equivalent
$44,650 – $98,840710High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840 – $70,320100No formal educational credential
$47,370 – $84,520210No formal educational credential
$35,250 – $100,75070High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $74,67060High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $66,36080No formal educational credential
$37,830 – $73,990280No formal educational credential
$38,800 – $72,1101,010No formal educational credential
$36,640 – $60,170310
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianEugene-Springfield, OR | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent | $94,680 | $56,420 – $122,700 | 750 |
| 2 | First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $90,280 | $59,060 – $125,220 | 520 |
| 3 | Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $84,910 | $47,520 – $102,500 | 210 |
| 4 | Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $77,860 | $51,130 – $101,270 | 130 |
| 5 | Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $65,390 | $52,360 – $97,900 | 330 |
| 6 | Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $62,660 | $37,710 – $100,730 | 240 |
| 7 | CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $62,590 | $44,650 – $98,840 | 710 |
| 8 | Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $61,360 | $49,840 – $70,320 | 100 |
| 9 | Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential | $61,270 | $47,370 – $84,520 | 210 |
| 10 | Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential | $59,240 | $35,250 – $100,750 | 70 |
| 11 | Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent | $51,200 | $46,080 – $74,670 | 60 |
| 12 | Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $49,070 | $46,080 – $66,360 | 80 |
| 13 | RoofersNo formal educational credential | $47,830 | $37,830 – $73,990 | 280 |
| 14 | Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential | $47,530 | $38,800 – $72,110 | 1,010 |
| 15 | Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential | $45,790 | $36,640 – $60,170 | 310 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Eugene-Springfield, OR. 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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