High paying construction jobs in Anchorage, AK with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Anchorage, AK that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Anchorage, AK run 5.4% above the national average (2024), so a Anchorage, AK salary is worth about 0.95× 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, Anchorage, AK · Employed

1Sheet Metal Workers$98,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,300 – $116,580160
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$93,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,730 – $116,790640
3Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$92,860
No formal educational credential
$52,560 – $93,27060
4Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$92,250
No formal educational credential
$83,460 – $123,620160
5Pile Driver Operators$89,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,330 – $121,73080
6Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$84,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$64,000 – $100,24060
7Electricians$82,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,550 – $123,200930
8Structural Iron and Steel Workers$76,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$65,080 – $99,79090
9Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$76,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,840 – $107,110980
10Carpenters$72,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,620 – $149,3201,460
11Roofers$65,750
No formal educational credential
$48,640 – $92,450230
12Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$65,200
No formal educational credential
$46,800 – $83,20060
13Painters, Construction and Maintenance$60,360
No formal educational credential
$43,880 – $81,140330
14Glaziers$59,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,830 – $74,490150
15Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$56,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,410 – $79,070120
16Construction Laborers$56,160
No formal educational credential
$42,680 – $83,5301,860
17Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$55,800
No formal educational credential
$24,770 – $83,200110
18Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$47,750
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $70,72070

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

#	Occupation	MedianAnchorage, AK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$98,070	$49,300 – $116,580	160
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$93,600	$53,730 – $116,790	640
3	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$92,860	$52,560 – $93,270	60
4	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$92,250	$83,460 – $123,620	160
5	Pile Driver OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$89,880	$58,330 – $121,730	80
6	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$84,190	$64,000 – $100,240	60
7	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,440	$58,550 – $123,200	930
8	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,970	$65,080 – $99,790	90
9	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,520	$59,840 – $107,110	980
10	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$72,800	$48,620 – $149,320	1,460
11	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$65,750	$48,640 – $92,450	230
12	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$65,200	$46,800 – $83,200	60
13	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$60,360	$43,880 – $81,140	330
14	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,270	$47,830 – $74,490	150
15	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,880	$49,410 – $79,070	120
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$56,160	$42,680 – $83,530	1,860
17	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$55,800	$24,770 – $83,200	110
18	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$47,750	$31,200 – $70,720	70

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