High paying construction jobs in Utah with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Utah 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 Utah run 1.1% below the national average (2024), so a Utah salary is worth about 1.01× 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 Utah.

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

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OccupationMedian, Utah · Employed

1Sheet Metal Workers$63,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,360 – $85,7701,810
2Electricians$62,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,940 – $89,11011,450
3Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$61,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,860 – $83,1207,030
4Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,420 – $75,8807,880
5Brickmasons and Blockmasons$60,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,550 – $78,2801,590
6Continuous Mining Machine Operators$59,420
No formal educational credential
$49,280 – $77,580890
7Structural Iron and Steel Workers$58,250
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,190 – $75,2001,630
8Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$56,420
No formal educational credential
$45,750 – $66,8305,340
9Highway Maintenance Workers$55,970
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,430 – $69,3101,240
10Plasterers and Stucco Masons$53,710
No formal educational credential
$34,990 – $77,110820
11Carpenters$52,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,560 – $75,17015,220
12Glaziers$51,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160 – $66,170990
13Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$51,020
No formal educational credential
$37,160 – $68,9202,610
14Solar Photovoltaic Installers$49,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,550 – $76,740770
15Tile and Stone Setters$49,340
No formal educational credential
$35,830 – $69,6401,590
16Roofers$48,680
No formal educational credential
$30,160 – $67,3902,710
17Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$48,270
No formal educational credential
$40,450 – $61,480740
18Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$47,900
No formal educational credential
$38,130 – $90,180550
19Construction Laborers$46,550
No formal educational credential
$34,890 – $63,31020,950
20Painters, Construction and Maintenance$46,050
No formal educational credential
$36,220 – $65,7803,510

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

#	Occupation	MedianUtah	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,140	$44,360 – $85,770	1,810
2	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,000	$39,940 – $89,110	11,450
3	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,900	$43,860 – $83,120	7,030
4	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,740	$47,420 – $75,880	7,880
5	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,450	$40,550 – $78,280	1,590
6	Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$59,420	$49,280 – $77,580	890
7	Structural Iron and Steel WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,250	$40,190 – $75,200	1,630
8	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$56,420	$45,750 – $66,830	5,340
9	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,970	$44,430 – $69,310	1,240
10	Plasterers and Stucco MasonsNo formal educational credential	$53,710	$34,990 – $77,110	820
11	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,360	$36,560 – $75,170	15,220
12	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,470	$45,160 – $66,170	990
13	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$51,020	$37,160 – $68,920	2,610
14	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$49,980	$44,550 – $76,740	770
15	Tile and Stone SettersNo formal educational credential	$49,340	$35,830 – $69,640	1,590
16	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$48,680	$30,160 – $67,390	2,710
17	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$48,270	$40,450 – $61,480	740
18	Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard TilesNo formal educational credential	$47,900	$38,130 – $90,180	550
19	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,550	$34,890 – $63,310	20,950
20	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$46,050	$36,220 – $65,780	3,510

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