High paying construction jobs in Kansas with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Kansas 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 Kansas run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Kansas salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Kansas.

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

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OccupationMedian, Kansas · Employed

1Electricians$65,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,660 – $96,8306,350
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $109,2904,590
3Sheet Metal Workers$62,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,690 – $108,5301,730
4Carpenters$56,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,860 – $88,0905,210
5Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$52,130
No formal educational credential
$39,010 – $79,6703,610
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,520 – $85,4207,070
7Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$49,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,150 – $70,670540
8Roofers$47,190
No formal educational credential
$37,240 – $81,540900
9Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,220
No formal educational credential
$39,200 – $75,830570
10Highway Maintenance Workers$46,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,730 – $58,1601,960
11Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$45,530
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,100 – $56,330480
12Painters, Construction and Maintenance$45,510
No formal educational credential
$33,780 – $58,5101,570
13Helpers--Electricians$44,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,000 – $56,630600
14Construction Laborers$44,840
No formal educational credential
$31,500 – $60,0709,990
15Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$39,890
No formal educational credential
$35,880 – $61,410650

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

#	Occupation	MedianKansas	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,860	$42,660 – $96,830	6,350
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,220	$39,130 – $109,290	4,590
3	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,670	$38,690 – $108,530	1,730
4	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,960	$38,860 – $88,090	5,210
5	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$52,130	$39,010 – $79,670	3,610
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,620	$39,520 – $85,420	7,070
7	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,070	$40,150 – $70,670	540
8	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$47,190	$37,240 – $81,540	900
9	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$46,220	$39,200 – $75,830	570
10	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,050	$37,730 – $58,160	1,960
11	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,530	$36,100 – $56,330	480
12	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$45,510	$33,780 – $58,510	1,570
13	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,990	$32,000 – $56,630	600
14	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$44,840	$31,500 – $60,070	9,990
15	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$39,890	$35,880 – $61,410	650

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