High paying construction jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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

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OccupationMedian, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and Gas$79,450
No formal educational credential
$51,400 – $134,8602,100
2Boilermakers$77,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,880 – $100,3101,170
3First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,170 – $119,09024,570
4Construction and Building Inspectors$66,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,450 – $105,1704,980
5Derrick Operators, Oil and Gas$62,910
No formal educational credential
$45,180 – $83,5301,560
6Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,920 – $85,68010,980
7Electricians$59,180
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,800 – $84,47019,730
8Structural Iron and Steel Workers$58,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,110 – $78,1803,000
9Brickmasons and Blockmasons$56,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,550 – $59,0901,090
10Sheet Metal Workers$51,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,830 – $82,9002,610
11Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$51,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,630 – $64,0101,500
12Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,170 – $71,96014,000
13Insulation Workers, Mechanical$50,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,030 – $60,3801,320
14Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$49,940
No formal educational credential
$45,670 – $79,0705,400
15Carpenters$49,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,470 – $68,5009,600
16Glaziers$48,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,780 – $61,7301,370
17Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,140
No formal educational credential
$36,950 – $63,2502,430
18Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$47,610
No formal educational credential
$30,440 – $60,5101,640
19Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,260
No formal educational credential
$36,950 – $61,8605,850
20Solar Photovoltaic Installers$47,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,230 – $74,0001,620
21Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,600
No formal educational credential
$36,310 – $62,3207,700
22Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,140
No formal educational credential
$37,460 – $58,3904,970
23Roofers$45,500
No formal educational credential
$34,070 – $59,0801,230
24Pipelayers$45,150
No formal educational credential
$36,930 – $58,5201,300
25Helpers--Electricians$44,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $56,6301,810
26Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$44,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,210 – $58,5801,500
27Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$43,860
No formal educational credential
$35,880 – $51,5401,750
28Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$43,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,040 – $59,2701,280
29Construction Laborers$41,350
No formal educational credential
$34,880 – $58,31034,080

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Rotary Drill Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$79,450	$51,400 – $134,860	2,100
2	BoilermakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,090	$58,880 – $100,310	1,170
3	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,020	$48,170 – $119,090	24,570
4	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,780	$43,450 – $105,170	4,980
5	Derrick Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$62,910	$45,180 – $83,530	1,560
6	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,300	$39,920 – $85,680	10,980
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,180	$38,800 – $84,470	19,730
8	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,030	$45,110 – $78,180	3,000
9	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,410	$45,550 – $59,090	1,090
10	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,870	$36,830 – $82,900	2,610
11	Reinforcing Iron and Rebar WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,860	$44,630 – $64,010	1,500
12	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,040	$39,170 – $71,960	14,000
13	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,050	$43,030 – $60,380	1,320
14	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$49,940	$45,670 – $79,070	5,400
15	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,670	$39,470 – $68,500	9,600
16	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,340	$36,780 – $61,730	1,370
17	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$48,140	$36,950 – $63,250	2,430
18	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$47,610	$30,440 – $60,510	1,640
19	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$47,260	$36,950 – $61,860	5,850
20	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,060	$37,230 – $74,000	1,620
21	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$46,600	$36,310 – $62,320	7,700
22	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$46,140	$37,460 – $58,390	4,970
23	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$45,500	$34,070 – $59,080	1,230
24	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$45,150	$36,930 – $58,520	1,300
25	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,840	$36,100 – $56,630	1,810
26	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,750	$37,210 – $58,580	1,500
27	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$43,860	$35,880 – $51,540	1,750
28	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,200	$39,040 – $59,270	1,280
29	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$41,350	$34,880 – $58,310	34,080

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. 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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