High paying construction jobs in Maryland with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Maryland 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 Maryland run 5.0% above the national average (2024), so a Maryland 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Maryland.

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

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OccupationMedian, Maryland · Employed

1Electricians$73,490
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,450 – $118,37013,690
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,400
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,630 – $108,42011,420
3Carpenters$62,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,930 – $94,9709,770
4Sheet Metal Workers$62,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,800 – $84,6501,940
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $78,8706,610
6Roofers$60,090
No formal educational credential
$45,760 – $80,4702,050
7Glaziers$59,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,870 – $78,8801,820
8Brickmasons and Blockmasons$59,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,980 – $70,6401,650
9Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$58,420
No formal educational credential
$38,170 – $87,3601,240
10Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$54,680
No formal educational credential
$39,400 – $73,2301,470
11Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,950
No formal educational credential
$39,300 – $71,8202,540
12Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $65,270990
13Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,120
No formal educational credential
$40,560 – $78,0503,750
14Construction Laborers$46,960
No formal educational credential
$36,430 – $61,67020,920
15Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,170
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,050 – $60,840970
16Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$44,360
No formal educational credential
$36,470 – $60,8601,480
17Helpers--Electricians$43,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $59,0401,010

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

#	Occupation	MedianMaryland	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,490	$46,450 – $118,370	13,690
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,400	$45,630 – $108,420	11,420
3	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,960	$43,930 – $94,970	9,770
4	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,560	$46,800 – $84,650	1,940
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,410	$46,760 – $78,870	6,610
6	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$60,090	$45,760 – $80,470	2,050
7	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,890	$45,870 – $78,880	1,820
8	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,030	$37,980 – $70,640	1,650
9	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$58,420	$38,170 – $87,360	1,240
10	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$54,680	$39,400 – $73,230	1,470
11	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$51,950	$39,300 – $71,820	2,540
12	Miscellaneous Construction and Related WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,840	$31,200 – $65,270	990
13	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$49,120	$40,560 – $78,050	3,750
14	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,960	$36,430 – $61,670	20,920
15	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,170	$36,050 – $60,840	970
16	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$44,360	$36,470 – $60,860	1,480
17	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,970	$31,200 – $59,040	1,010

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