High paying construction jobs in Oregon with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Oregon 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Electricians$101,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,550 – $131,53010,590
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$97,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$58,230 – $147,1005,370
3Brickmasons and Blockmasons$79,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,550 – $102,400650
4Sheet Metal Workers$73,750
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,150 – $120,6003,250
5Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$73,530
No formal educational credential
$36,460 – $114,6701,680
6Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$73,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$53,410 – $117,3105,630
7Glaziers$70,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,760 – $109,740700
8Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$68,530
No formal educational credential
$49,000 – $94,5402,170
9Highway Maintenance Workers$65,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,810 – $70,3201,650
10Carpenters$62,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,800 – $106,36015,110
11Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$60,210
No formal educational credential
$35,660 – $80,140700
12Roofers$58,970
No formal educational credential
$45,880 – $95,7003,430
13Tile and Stone Setters$58,790
No formal educational credential
$35,760 – $81,950790
14Construction Laborers$50,860
No formal educational credential
$39,210 – $78,41012,620
15Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,660 – $64,4501,130
16Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,900
No formal educational credential
$38,260 – $73,5605,410

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$101,310	$59,550 – $131,530	10,590
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$97,050	$58,230 – $147,100	5,370
3	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,450	$52,550 – $102,400	650
4	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,750	$48,150 – $120,600	3,250
5	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$73,530	$36,460 – $114,670	1,680
6	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,430	$53,410 – $117,310	5,630
7	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$70,890	$46,760 – $109,740	700
8	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$68,530	$49,000 – $94,540	2,170
9	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,330	$50,810 – $70,320	1,650
10	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,870	$43,800 – $106,360	15,110
11	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$60,210	$35,660 – $80,140	700
12	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$58,970	$45,880 – $95,700	3,430
13	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$58,790	$35,760 – $81,950	790
14	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$50,860	$39,210 – $78,410	12,620
15	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,720	$41,660 – $64,450	1,130
16	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,900	$38,260 – $73,560	5,410

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