High paying construction jobs in Montana with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Montana 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$79,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,250 – $100,8601,860
2Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$79,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,400 – $80,440200
3Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$77,750
No formal educational credential
$47,150 – $97,290310
4First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$76,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,960 – $103,1404,350
5Electricians$76,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,130 – $89,5102,750
6Construction and Building Inspectors$75,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,840 – $100,850290
7Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$71,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,110 – $104,280180
8Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,620
No formal educational credential
$48,170 – $76,950780
9Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,130 – $79,8803,750
10Sheet Metal Workers$61,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,310 – $84,220410
11Stonemasons$61,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,250 – $85,340160
12Highway Maintenance Workers$60,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,650 – $65,6101,140
13Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$60,140
No formal educational credential
$45,870 – $79,240170
14Roofers$59,030
No formal educational credential
$46,020 – $71,920370
15Carpenters$58,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,010 – $77,1404,030
16Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$58,800
No formal educational credential
$46,710 – $73,950200
17Tile and Stone Setters$58,670
No formal educational credential
$44,500 – $70,640240
18Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,290
No formal educational credential
$35,160 – $69,510920
19Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$56,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $79,170290
20Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$55,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,510 – $78,350260
21Fence Erectors$55,720
No formal educational credential
$39,470 – $68,200680
22Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$54,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,180 – $62,930250
23Extraction Workers, All Other$51,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $77,320160
24Construction Laborers$49,830
No formal educational credential
$37,720 – $63,9804,590
25Glaziers$49,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,880 – $70,000410
26Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$48,100
No formal educational credential
$36,990 – $83,340490
27Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$47,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,040 – $62,880310

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,960	$48,250 – $100,860	1,860
2	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,170	$51,400 – $80,440	200
3	Service Unit Operators, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$77,750	$47,150 – $97,290	310
4	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,910	$56,960 – $103,140	4,350
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,760	$49,130 – $89,510	2,750
6	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,700	$49,840 – $100,850	290
7	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,470	$60,110 – $104,280	180
8	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,620	$48,170 – $76,950	780
9	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,580	$48,130 – $79,880	3,750
10	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,420	$44,310 – $84,220	410
11	StonemasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,040	$50,250 – $85,340	160
12	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,960	$50,650 – $65,610	1,140
13	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$60,140	$45,870 – $79,240	170
14	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,030	$46,020 – $71,920	370
15	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,820	$43,010 – $77,140	4,030
16	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$58,800	$46,710 – $73,950	200
17	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$58,670	$44,500 – $70,640	240
18	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$58,290	$35,160 – $69,510	920
19	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,860	$39,130 – $79,170	290
20	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,920	$36,510 – $78,350	260
21	Fence ErectorsNo formal educational credential	$55,720	$39,470 – $68,200	680
22	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,540	$46,180 – $62,930	250
23	Extraction Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,200	$35,880 – $77,320	160
24	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,830	$37,720 – $63,980	4,590
25	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,360	$34,880 – $70,000	410
26	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$48,100	$36,990 – $83,340	490
27	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,280	$37,040 – $62,880	310

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