High paying construction jobs in Hawaii with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Hawaii 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 Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× 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 Hawaii.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$115,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$62,390 – $129,5902,380
2Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$104,830
No formal educational credential
$50,230 – $119,660800
3First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$102,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,570 – $132,5502,890
4Structural Iron and Steel Workers$99,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,970 – $121,680290
5Electricians$96,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,730 – $124,5903,070
6Sheet Metal Workers$96,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,730 – $118,960490
7Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$95,890
No formal educational credential
$49,030 – $110,230650
8Carpenters$85,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,760 – $115,9004,810
9Glaziers$80,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,230 – $104,950280
10Construction and Building Inspectors$79,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,590 – $99,600710
11Tile and Stone Setters$79,270
No formal educational credential
$43,980 – $114,300440
12Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$78,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $113,3002,500
13Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$77,280
No formal educational credential
$44,920 – $120,620210
14Construction Laborers$77,110
No formal educational credential
$43,990 – $96,4904,580
15Solar Photovoltaic Installers$70,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,480 – $105,200420
16Painters, Construction and Maintenance$68,220
No formal educational credential
$47,090 – $90,8301,900
17Roofers$59,580
No formal educational credential
$45,860 – $79,4001,110
18Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$58,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,420 – $77,270340

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

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$115,860	$62,390 – $129,590	2,380
2	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$104,830	$50,230 – $119,660	800
3	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$102,630	$64,570 – $132,550	2,890
4	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$99,860	$53,970 – $121,680	290
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,460	$45,730 – $124,590	3,070
6	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$96,350	$52,730 – $118,960	490
7	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$95,890	$49,030 – $110,230	650
8	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$85,280	$52,760 – $115,900	4,810
9	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,800	$51,230 – $104,950	280
10	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,320	$53,590 – $99,600	710
11	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$79,270	$43,980 – $114,300	440
12	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,060	$47,750 – $113,300	2,500
13	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$77,280	$44,920 – $120,620	210
14	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$77,110	$43,990 – $96,490	4,580
15	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,370	$47,480 – $105,200	420
16	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$68,220	$47,090 – $90,830	1,900
17	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,580	$45,860 – $79,400	1,110
18	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,440	$44,420 – $77,270	340

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