High paying construction jobs in Delaware with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Delaware 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 Delaware run 0.2% below the national average (2024), so a Delaware salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Delaware.

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

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OccupationMedian, Delaware · Employed

1Brickmasons and Blockmasons$66,550
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,350 – $84,390200
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$64,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,990 – $95,5201,590
3Electricians$63,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280 – $105,3402,260
4Sheet Metal Workers$61,460
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,290 – $85,790440
5Roofers$59,440
No formal educational credential
$35,640 – $73,900230
6Carpenters$59,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160 – $81,3202,250
7Painters, Construction and Maintenance$58,530
No formal educational credential
$35,070 – $70,350480
8Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,090 – $97,5201,230
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$57,030
No formal educational credential
$44,130 – $79,260400
10Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$54,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $83,200150
11Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$53,570
No formal educational credential
$38,930 – $66,270280
12Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$50,170
No formal educational credential
$35,720 – $62,390350
13Construction Laborers$45,550
No formal educational credential
$33,240 – $63,7303,240
14Insulation Workers, Mechanical$44,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,460 – $77,300340
15Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$43,060
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,530 – $59,740330
16Helpers--Carpenters$33,920
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $45,990190

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

#	Occupation	MedianDelaware	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$66,550	$52,350 – $84,390	200
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,720	$40,990 – $95,520	1,590
3	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,700	$38,280 – $105,340	2,260
4	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,460	$37,290 – $85,790	440
5	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,440	$35,640 – $73,900	230
6	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,200	$45,160 – $81,320	2,250
7	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$58,530	$35,070 – $70,350	480
8	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,020	$39,090 – $97,520	1,230
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$57,030	$44,130 – $79,260	400
10	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,020	$31,200 – $83,200	150
11	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$53,570	$38,930 – $66,270	280
12	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$50,170	$35,720 – $62,390	350
13	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$45,550	$33,240 – $63,730	3,240
14	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,850	$38,460 – $77,300	340
15	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,060	$34,530 – $59,740	330
16	Helpers--CarpentersNo formal educational credential	$33,920	$31,200 – $45,990	190

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