High paying construction jobs in Tulsa, OK with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Tulsa, OK 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 Tulsa, OK run 10.8% below the national average (2024), so a Tulsa, OK salary is worth about 1.12× 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, Tulsa, OK · Employed

1Electricians$62,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $94,8902,750
2Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$59,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,990 – $80,4201,950
3Brickmasons and Blockmasons$58,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,480 – $68,690190
4Sheet Metal Workers$56,100
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,280 – $80,650480
5Structural Iron and Steel Workers$53,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,070 – $68,690270
6Roofers$49,350
No formal educational credential
$32,050 – $81,720350
7Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$48,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,820 – $63,1601,530
8Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$47,540
No formal educational credential
$36,930 – $75,450220
9Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$47,420
No formal educational credential
$36,150 – $73,100270
10Carpenters$46,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,770 – $60,3501,320
11Helpers--Electricians$46,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,880 – $61,420710
12Glaziers$46,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,280 – $54,580160
13Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$46,160
No formal educational credential
$37,040 – $57,8601,140
14Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$45,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,050 – $61,540260
15Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$44,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,420 – $50,720210
16Construction Laborers$43,200
No formal educational credential
$35,360 – $59,2203,990
17Painters, Construction and Maintenance$42,670
No formal educational credential
$26,140 – $53,110520
18Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$40,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,330 – $52,230260
19Highway Maintenance Workers$38,330
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $47,200510

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

#	Occupation	MedianTulsa, OK	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,280	$38,820 – $94,890	2,750
2	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,440	$37,990 – $80,420	1,950
3	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,080	$44,480 – $68,690	190
4	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,100	$38,280 – $80,650	480
5	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,190	$46,070 – $68,690	270
6	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$49,350	$32,050 – $81,720	350
7	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,420	$38,820 – $63,160	1,530
8	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$47,540	$36,930 – $75,450	220
9	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$47,420	$36,150 – $73,100	270
10	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,810	$37,770 – $60,350	1,320
11	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,770	$35,880 – $61,420	710
12	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,290	$37,280 – $54,580	160
13	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$46,160	$37,040 – $57,860	1,140
14	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,000	$38,050 – $61,540	260
15	Hazardous Materials Removal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,800	$39,420 – $50,720	210
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$43,200	$35,360 – $59,220	3,990
17	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$42,670	$26,140 – $53,110	520
18	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,080	$36,330 – $52,230	260
19	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,330	$31,200 – $47,200	510

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