High paying construction jobs in Oklahoma with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Oklahoma 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 Oklahoma run 12.2% below the national average (2024), so a Oklahoma salary is worth about 1.14× 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 Oklahoma.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oklahoma · Employed

1Sheet Metal Workers$65,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,000 – $79,0902,820
2Electricians$61,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,900 – $92,7408,500
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$57,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $82,5606,050
4Brickmasons and Blockmasons$50,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,350 – $68,680580
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$47,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $64,3807,050
6Structural Iron and Steel Workers$47,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,790 – $63,6701,140
7Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,260
No formal educational credential
$36,260 – $66,5502,730
8Carpenters$46,910
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,670 – $64,9403,820
9Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,880
No formal educational credential
$34,870 – $70,160570
10Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$46,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,620 – $58,910550
11Helpers--Electricians$46,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $59,1901,630
12Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$45,750
No formal educational credential
$36,380 – $57,8602,980
13Painters, Construction and Maintenance$44,900
No formal educational credential
$30,650 – $67,4101,880
14Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,590 – $50,630650
15Roofers$43,680
No formal educational credential
$30,800 – $81,7201,260
16Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$40,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,830 – $54,530670
17Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,730 – $62,070740
18Construction Laborers$39,360
No formal educational credential
$33,490 – $58,07013,710
19Highway Maintenance Workers$38,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,220 – $48,1503,180

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

#	Occupation	MedianOklahoma	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,640	$46,000 – $79,090	2,820
2	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,010	$37,900 – $92,740	8,500
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,970	$37,990 – $82,560	6,050
4	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,620	$40,350 – $68,680	580
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,970	$37,440 – $64,380	7,050
6	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,660	$37,790 – $63,670	1,140
7	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$47,260	$36,260 – $66,550	2,730
8	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,910	$34,670 – $64,940	3,820
9	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$46,880	$34,870 – $70,160	570
10	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,760	$36,620 – $58,910	550
11	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,110	$35,880 – $59,190	1,630
12	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$45,750	$36,380 – $57,860	2,980
13	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$44,900	$30,650 – $67,410	1,880
14	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,300	$37,590 – $50,630	650
15	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$43,680	$30,800 – $81,720	1,260
16	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,960	$32,830 – $54,530	670
17	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,080	$31,730 – $62,070	740
18	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$39,360	$33,490 – $58,070	13,710
19	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,840	$31,220 – $48,150	3,180

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