High paying construction jobs in Nebraska with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Nebraska 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 Nebraska run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Nebraska 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 Nebraska.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nebraska · Employed

1Structural Iron and Steel Workers$65,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,160 – $79,040610
2Sheet Metal Workers$64,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,140 – $94,980440
3Brickmasons and Blockmasons$61,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,670 – $72,500350
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$60,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,830 – $98,0304,110
5Electricians$60,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,400 – $94,0406,440
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$58,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,620 – $75,7003,180
7Carpenters$50,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $72,8005,710
8Glaziers$50,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,460 – $79,020440
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$49,510
No formal educational credential
$42,670 – $62,9503,200
10Highway Maintenance Workers$48,650
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,310 – $60,0602,580
11Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,620
No formal educational credential
$37,140 – $62,580770
12Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,280
No formal educational credential
$33,410 – $57,9901,590
13Construction Laborers$47,260
No formal educational credential
$36,400 – $61,7808,530
14Roofers$46,460
No formal educational credential
$37,480 – $59,6701,730
15Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$45,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,340 – $63,260390
16Pipelayers$44,470
No formal educational credential
$37,110 – $62,550570

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

#	Occupation	MedianNebraska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,470	$48,160 – $79,040	610
2	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,440	$32,140 – $94,980	440
3	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,200	$44,670 – $72,500	350
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,970	$42,830 – $98,030	4,110
5	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,820	$40,400 – $94,040	6,440
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,360	$44,620 – $75,700	3,180
7	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,320	$38,920 – $72,800	5,710
8	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,190	$37,460 – $79,020	440
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$49,510	$42,670 – $62,950	3,200
10	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,650	$42,310 – $60,060	2,580
11	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$48,620	$37,140 – $62,580	770
12	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$47,280	$33,410 – $57,990	1,590
13	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$47,260	$36,400 – $61,780	8,530
14	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$46,460	$37,480 – $59,670	1,730
15	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,760	$39,340 – $63,260	390
16	PipelayersNo formal educational credential	$44,470	$37,110 – $62,550	570

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