High paying construction jobs in Reno, NV with no degree

The best paid construction occupations in Reno, NV 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 Reno, NV run 1.0% above the national average (2024), so a Reno, NV salary is worth about 0.99× 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, Reno, NV · Employed

1Construction and Building Inspectors$80,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$60,900 – $124,740310
2First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$80,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,990 – $124,6002,020
3Carpet Installers$78,080
No formal educational credential
$45,440 – $85,340180
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$77,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $111,5401,170
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$54,810 – $108,1401,290
6Electricians$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $102,2501,490
7Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$62,800
No formal educational credential
$39,840 – $80,440150
8Carpenters$62,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,920 – $96,9002,750
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,360
No formal educational credential
$45,550 – $85,010810
10Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$61,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,820 – $79,110110
11Tapers$61,050
No formal educational credential
$43,540 – $94,350250
12Tile and Stone Setters$58,650
No formal educational credential
$46,010 – $104,310360
13Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$56,480
No formal educational credential
$44,560 – $74,880560
14Painters, Construction and Maintenance$54,060
No formal educational credential
$43,760 – $71,210910
15Roofers$52,000
No formal educational credential
$49,090 – $80,140660
16Construction Laborers$51,230
No formal educational credential
$38,800 – $77,0202,510
17Glaziers$49,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,740 – $76,030140
18Plasterers and Stucco Masons$48,130
No formal educational credential
$41,060 – $81,860330
19Helpers--Carpenters$47,430
No formal educational credential
$27,520 – $47,440150
20Highway Maintenance Workers$47,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,830 – $75,100190
21Sheet Metal Workers$46,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,480 – $79,040280
22Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,210 – $63,630140

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

#	Occupation	MedianReno, NV	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,810	$60,900 – $124,740	310
2	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,610	$56,990 – $124,600	2,020
3	Carpet InstallersNo formal educational credential	$78,080	$45,440 – $85,340	180
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,020	$44,200 – $111,540	1,170
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,260	$54,810 – $108,140	1,290
6	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$47,420 – $102,250	1,490
7	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$62,800	$39,840 – $80,440	150
8	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,350	$44,920 – $96,900	2,750
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,360	$45,550 – $85,010	810
10	Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,200	$47,820 – $79,110	110
11	TapersNo formal educational credential	$61,050	$43,540 – $94,350	250
12	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$58,650	$46,010 – $104,310	360
13	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$56,480	$44,560 – $74,880	560
14	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$54,060	$43,760 – $71,210	910
15	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$52,000	$49,090 – $80,140	660
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$51,230	$38,800 – $77,020	2,510
17	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,610	$44,740 – $76,030	140
18	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$48,130	$41,060 – $81,860	330
19	Helpers--CarpentersNo formal educational credential	$47,430	$27,520 – $47,440	150
20	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,360	$35,830 – $75,100	190
21	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,080	$39,480 – $79,040	280
22	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$42,210 – $63,630	140

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