High paying construction jobs in Syracuse, NY with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Syracuse, NY 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 Syracuse, NY run 4.3% below the national average (2024), so a Syracuse, NY salary is worth about 1.04× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Syracuse, NY · Employed

1Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$126,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$66,090 – $148,750130
2Insulation Workers, Mechanical$82,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,630 – $96,670100
3Electricians$77,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,080 – $117,3101,160
4Brickmasons and Blockmasons$73,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$52,000 – $102,730180
5Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$67,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,720 – $99,450840
6Sheet Metal Workers$63,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,220 – $97,480190
7Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$63,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,370 – $121,270700
8Carpenters$62,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,050 – $89,2301,490
9Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$61,550
No formal educational credential
$46,860 – $83,870220
10Roofers$61,480
No formal educational credential
$48,510 – $76,940270
11Tile and Stone Setters$60,290
No formal educational credential
$43,430 – $82,570100
12Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$58,350
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,460 – $100,780100
13Highway Maintenance Workers$55,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,410 – $64,240730
14Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$54,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,430 – $74,930190
15Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$54,100
No formal educational credential
$40,100 – $102,640160
16Construction Laborers$49,180
No formal educational credential
$36,160 – $82,0401,660
17Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,600
No formal educational credential
$39,370 – $78,140310
18Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,870 – $60,950100
19Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,550 – $60,080100

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

#	Occupation	MedianSyracuse, NY	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Elevator and Escalator Installers and RepairersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$126,630	$66,090 – $148,750	130
2	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$82,950	$37,630 – $96,670	100
3	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,110	$46,080 – $117,310	1,160
4	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,880	$52,000 – $102,730	180
5	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$67,040	$44,720 – $99,450	840
6	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,870	$42,220 – $97,480	190
7	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,810	$49,370 – $121,270	700
8	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,250	$45,050 – $89,230	1,490
9	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$61,550	$46,860 – $83,870	220
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$61,480	$48,510 – $76,940	270
11	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$60,290	$43,430 – $82,570	100
12	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,350	$39,460 – $100,780	100
13	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,210	$44,410 – $64,240	730
14	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,870	$46,430 – $74,930	190
15	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$54,100	$40,100 – $102,640	160
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$49,180	$36,160 – $82,040	1,660
17	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,600	$39,370 – $78,140	310
18	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,840	$34,870 – $60,950	100
19	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,610	$33,550 – $60,080	100

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