High paying construction jobs in Wyoming with no experience

The best paid construction occupations in Wyoming 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 Wyoming run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Wyoming salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Wyoming.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wyoming · Employed

1Roof Bolters, Mining$116,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$111,970 – $116,570100
2Continuous Mining Machine Operators$85,260
No formal educational credential
$60,520 – $114,540330
3Electricians$76,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,240 – $104,0002,960
4Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$71,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,830 – $79,810220
5Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$62,960
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,370 – $85,6303,800
6Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$62,410
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,770 – $80,0301,140
7Brickmasons and Blockmasons$60,040
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,640 – $77,780230
8Extraction Workers, All Other$59,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,220 – $74,880370
9Sheet Metal Workers$58,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,350 – $72,400160
10Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$58,450
No formal educational credential
$46,570 – $73,860620
11Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$58,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,290 – $73,440160
12Carpenters$56,850
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,710 – $80,8002,260
13Helpers--Extraction Workers$55,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,620 – $91,020110
14Highway Maintenance Workers$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,970 – $66,410820
15Insulation Workers, Mechanical$48,190
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,030 – $62,080540
16Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$47,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,550 – $63,32090
17Painters, Construction and Maintenance$47,220
No formal educational credential
$31,360 – $62,580480
18Roustabouts, Oil and Gas$46,660
No formal educational credential
$37,400 – $63,1501,180
19Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$46,200
No formal educational credential
$36,400 – $56,830170
20Construction Laborers$46,030
No formal educational credential
$35,640 – $57,5903,350
21Roofers$45,650
No formal educational credential
$37,110 – $62,490330
22Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$43,990
No formal educational credential
$39,470 – $55,470140

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

#	Occupation	MedianWyoming	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Roof Bolters, MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$116,570	$111,970 – $116,570	100
2	Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$85,260	$60,520 – $114,540	330
3	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$76,120	$48,240 – $104,000	2,960
4	Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$71,580	$48,830 – $79,810	220
5	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,960	$48,370 – $85,630	3,800
6	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,410	$43,770 – $80,030	1,140
7	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,040	$49,640 – $77,780	230
8	Extraction Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,090	$47,220 – $74,880	370
9	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,740	$42,350 – $72,400	160
10	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$58,450	$46,570 – $73,860	620
11	Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,080	$49,290 – $73,440	160
12	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,850	$44,710 – $80,800	2,260
13	Helpers--Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$55,240	$46,620 – $91,020	110
14	Highway Maintenance WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$42,970 – $66,410	820
15	Insulation Workers, MechanicalHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,190	$46,030 – $62,080	540
16	Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe CleanersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,520	$37,550 – $63,320	90
17	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$47,220	$31,360 – $62,580	480
18	Roustabouts, Oil and GasNo formal educational credential	$46,660	$37,400 – $63,150	1,180
19	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$46,200	$36,400 – $56,830	170
20	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,030	$35,640 – $57,590	3,350
21	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$45,650	$37,110 – $62,490	330
22	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$43,990	$39,470 – $55,470	140

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