High paying construction jobs in Wisconsin with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$81,210
High school diploma or equivalent
$50,020 – $120,07010,210
2Brickmasons and Blockmasons$80,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,110 – $100,3601,050
3Sheet Metal Workers$77,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,160 – $107,0603,180
4Electricians$76,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,830 – $101,77014,310
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$75,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,370 – $100,1408,140
6Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$69,020
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,440 – $92,150960
7Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$64,250
No formal educational credential
$48,410 – $93,9104,490
8Carpenters$61,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,110 – $93,04013,880
9Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$59,970
No formal educational credential
$38,490 – $85,3401,140
10Roofers$59,370
No formal educational credential
$39,130 – $78,3802,400
11Highway Maintenance Workers$58,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,970 – $66,1506,000
12Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$57,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,640 – $73,5301,050
13Construction Laborers$56,100
No formal educational credential
$37,990 – $80,92020,330
14Painters, Construction and Maintenance$50,090
No formal educational credential
$37,870 – $75,0403,350
15Helpers--Electricians$47,230
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,310 – $68,1301,180

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$81,210	$50,020 – $120,070	10,210
2	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$80,120	$47,110 – $100,360	1,050
3	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,760	$45,160 – $107,060	3,180
4	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,540	$44,830 – $101,770	14,310
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,280	$51,370 – $100,140	8,140
6	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$69,020	$37,440 – $92,150	960
7	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$64,250	$48,410 – $93,910	4,490
8	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,660	$45,110 – $93,040	13,880
9	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$59,970	$38,490 – $85,340	1,140
10	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$59,370	$39,130 – $78,380	2,400
11	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,000	$42,970 – $66,150	6,000
12	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,340	$35,640 – $73,530	1,050
13	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$56,100	$37,990 – $80,920	20,330
14	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$50,090	$37,870 – $75,040	3,350
15	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,230	$36,310 – $68,130	1,180

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