High paying construction jobs in Indiana with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Indiana 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 Indiana run 6.7% below the national average (2024), so a Indiana salary is worth about 1.07× 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 Indiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Indiana · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$82,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,990 – $120,73016,450
2Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$79,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,630 – $98,85011,520
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$76,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,890 – $102,52011,280
4Brickmasons and Blockmasons$73,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $90,0201,770
5Insulation Workers, Mechanical$72,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,740 – $94,9901,320
6Structural Iron and Steel Workers$70,130
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,720 – $98,8402,750
7Electricians$68,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190 – $99,31019,020
8Sheet Metal Workers$64,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,620 – $104,0804,580
9Carpenters$62,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,510 – $90,70015,240
10Construction and Building Inspectors$62,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,540 – $94,3502,110
11Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$61,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,940 – $90,3501,530
12Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,270
No formal educational credential
$44,680 – $76,8504,390
13Glaziers$60,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,820 – $75,3601,270
14Roofers$57,980
No formal educational credential
$39,830 – $89,2402,980
15Painters, Construction and Maintenance$50,260
No formal educational credential
$36,410 – $69,5203,510
16Construction Laborers$50,070
No formal educational credential
$36,570 – $74,74028,600
17Highway Maintenance Workers$48,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,300 – $62,5104,380
18Helpers--Electricians$36,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,020 – $50,7701,180

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

#	Occupation	MedianIndiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,530	$57,990 – $120,730	16,450
2	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,580	$47,630 – $98,850	11,520
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,320	$46,890 – $102,520	11,280
4	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,110	$46,760 – $90,020	1,770
5	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,220	$46,740 – $94,990	1,320
6	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,130	$45,720 – $98,840	2,750
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,490	$43,190 – $99,310	19,020
8	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,040	$42,620 – $104,080	4,580
9	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,870	$45,510 – $90,700	15,240
10	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,850	$44,540 – $94,350	2,110
11	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,910	$48,940 – $90,350	1,530
12	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,270	$44,680 – $76,850	4,390
13	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,210	$44,820 – $75,360	1,270
14	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$57,980	$39,830 – $89,240	2,980
15	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$50,260	$36,410 – $69,520	3,510
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,070	$36,570 – $74,740	28,600
17	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,480	$40,300 – $62,510	4,380
18	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,200	$33,020 – $50,770	1,180

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