High paying construction jobs in Florida with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Florida 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Electricians$57,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,190 – $77,18049,700
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$52,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,940 – $73,61029,260
3Carpenters$49,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,910 – $69,95039,300
4Sheet Metal Workers$49,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $71,7408,040
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$49,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $64,02027,510
6Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,970
No formal educational credential
$33,460 – $61,5206,000
7Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$48,680
No formal educational credential
$38,240 – $63,31015,240
8Roofers$47,590
No formal educational credential
$33,240 – $63,81023,550
9Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,530
No formal educational credential
$36,700 – $61,30022,450
10Tile and Stone Setters$47,280
No formal educational credential
$28,050 – $72,3804,070
11Pipelayers$47,260
No formal educational credential
$37,620 – $58,4504,050
12Glaziers$47,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,280 – $63,2006,370
13Construction Laborers$44,030
No formal educational credential
$33,280 – $58,90087,040
14Helpers--Electricians$38,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,990 – $49,0505,810
15Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,090 – $48,2504,500

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,250	$38,190 – $77,180	49,700
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,910	$38,940 – $73,610	29,260
3	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,870	$36,910 – $69,950	39,300
4	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,640	$36,140 – $71,740	8,040
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,400	$38,820 – $64,020	27,510
6	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$48,970	$33,460 – $61,520	6,000
7	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$48,680	$38,240 – $63,310	15,240
8	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$47,590	$33,240 – $63,810	23,550
9	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$47,530	$36,700 – $61,300	22,450
10	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$47,280	$28,050 – $72,380	4,070
11	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$47,260	$37,620 – $58,450	4,050
12	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,030	$27,280 – $63,200	6,370
13	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$44,030	$33,280 – $58,900	87,040
14	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,670	$34,990 – $49,050	5,810
15	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,560	$32,090 – $48,250	4,500

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