High paying construction jobs in New Hampshire with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire run 4.2% above the national average (2024), so a New Hampshire salary is worth about 0.96× 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 New Hampshire.

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

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OccupationMedian, New Hampshire · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$57,600 – $124,7203,590
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$66,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,850 – $87,7301,950
3Construction and Building Inspectors$65,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,070 – $88,610420
4Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$64,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,710 – $82,160310
5Electricians$62,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,190 – $91,8503,330
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,770 – $87,7301,330
7Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$62,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,240 – $80,800260
8Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$61,960
No formal educational credential
$44,180 – $102,130370
9Carpenters$61,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,500 – $92,4103,760
10Structural Iron and Steel Workers$59,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,500 – $73,480220
11Roofers$59,830
No formal educational credential
$46,920 – $100,040270
12Sheet Metal Workers$59,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,170 – $79,930760
13Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$58,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,010 – $83,530350
14Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$54,210
No formal educational credential
$45,120 – $75,570300
15Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$51,320
No formal educational credential
$39,850 – $60,650230
16Highway Maintenance Workers$51,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,520 – $61,4101,230
17Construction Laborers$49,980
No formal educational credential
$38,020 – $63,3104,330
18Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,670
No formal educational credential
$40,830 – $63,530910

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

#	Occupation	MedianNew Hampshire	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,220	$57,600 – $124,720	3,590
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,810	$44,850 – $87,730	1,950
3	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,640	$45,070 – $88,610	420
4	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,590	$46,710 – $82,160	310
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,840	$43,190 – $91,850	3,330
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,200	$49,770 – $87,730	1,330
7	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,080	$49,240 – $80,800	260
8	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$61,960	$44,180 – $102,130	370
9	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,200	$45,500 – $92,410	3,760
10	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,920	$48,500 – $73,480	220
11	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,830	$46,920 – $100,040	270
12	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,800	$34,170 – $79,930	760
13	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,540	$48,010 – $83,530	350
14	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$54,210	$45,120 – $75,570	300
15	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$51,320	$39,850 – $60,650	230
16	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,050	$41,520 – $61,410	1,230
17	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,980	$38,020 – $63,310	4,330
18	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$49,670	$40,830 – $63,530	910

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