High paying construction jobs in Louisiana with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Louisiana 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Boilermakers$73,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$63,390 – $77,2901,220
2Structural Iron and Steel Workers$68,830
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,130 – $80,5601,180
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,680
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,120 – $79,5408,360
4Electricians$61,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,750 – $81,81010,550
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$51,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $75,1807,860
6Sheet Metal Workers$50,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,650 – $77,7901,080
7Carpenters$49,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,100 – $69,3108,990
8Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,550 – $73,7101,000
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,180
No formal educational credential
$35,670 – $74,190910
10Roofers$48,760
No formal educational credential
$36,140 – $84,590760
11Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,330 – $58,870620
12Extraction Workers, All Other$48,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,530 – $97,1701,650
13Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,340
No formal educational credential
$37,040 – $62,3401,610
14Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,410
No formal educational credential
$32,000 – $59,3304,090
15Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$44,850
No formal educational credential
$36,700 – $66,6603,460
16Highway Maintenance Workers$44,790
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,760 – $63,0101,050
17Helpers--Carpenters$40,900
No formal educational credential
$22,660 – $52,100860
18Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$39,960
No formal educational credential
$28,420 – $56,2102,190
19Helpers--Electricians$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,790 – $54,2203,190
20Construction Laborers$38,230
No formal educational credential
$29,650 – $60,09022,100
21Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$38,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,440 – $50,120880
22Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$37,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,780 – $48,6602,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	BoilermakersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,980	$63,390 – $77,290	1,220
2	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,830	$39,130 – $80,560	1,180
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,680	$38,120 – $79,540	8,360
4	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,540	$38,750 – $81,810	10,550
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,700	$37,440 – $75,180	7,860
6	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,320	$34,650 – $77,790	1,080
7	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,920	$34,100 – $69,310	8,990
8	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,660	$33,550 – $73,710	1,000
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$49,180	$35,670 – $74,190	910
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$48,760	$36,140 – $84,590	760
11	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,280	$37,330 – $58,870	620
12	Extraction Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,070	$37,530 – $97,170	1,650
13	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$47,340	$37,040 – $62,340	1,610
14	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$46,410	$32,000 – $59,330	4,090
15	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$44,850	$36,700 – $66,660	3,460
16	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,790	$27,760 – $63,010	1,050
17	Helpers--CarpentersNo formal educational credential	$40,900	$22,660 – $52,100	860
18	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$39,960	$28,420 – $56,210	2,190
19	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$28,790 – $54,220	3,190
20	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$38,230	$29,650 – $60,090	22,100
21	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,000	$34,440 – $50,120	880
22	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,380	$29,780 – $48,660	2,010

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