High paying transportation jobs in Cleveland, OH

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Cleveland, OH. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single transportation job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Cleveland, OH run 6.1% below the national average (2024), so a Cleveland, OH 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.

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, Cleveland, OH · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$166,520
Postsecondary nondegree award
$59,280 – $225,960600
2First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,830 – $89,3703,610
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,970
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,970 – $76,11011,970
4Crane and Tower Operators$57,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,270 – $101,230400
5Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$55,090
No formal educational credential
$40,030 – $61,710880
6Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$52,610
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,320 – $74,2701,510
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,090
No formal educational credential
$38,400 – $65,3305,480
8Bus Drivers, School$45,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,590 – $72,230790
9Machine Feeders and Offbearers$43,630
No formal educational credential
$35,300 – $59,490550
10Light Truck Drivers$43,160
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,840 – $65,0406,360
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,680
No formal educational credential
$30,920 – $49,41017,090
12Driver/Sales Workers$38,520
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $60,1503,390
13Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,440
No formal educational credential
$30,660 – $50,2203,600
14Stockers and Order Fillers$36,290
No formal educational credential
$27,970 – $47,80022,660
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,550
No formal educational credential
$28,420 – $50,6102,440
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,500
No formal educational credential
$28,770 – $45,1502,510
17Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,230
No formal educational credential
$27,980 – $43,480490
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$32,800
No formal educational credential
$23,350 – $75,140530
19Parking Attendants$29,810
No formal educational credential
$29,170 – $38,980820

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

#	Occupation	MedianCleveland, OH	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$166,520	$59,280 – $225,960	600
2	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,160	$43,830 – $89,370	3,610
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,970	$40,970 – $76,110	11,970
4	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,620	$45,270 – $101,230	400
5	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$55,090	$40,030 – $61,710	880
6	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,610	$45,320 – $74,270	1,510
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,090	$38,400 – $65,330	5,480
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,780	$30,590 – $72,230	790
9	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$43,630	$35,300 – $59,490	550
10	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,160	$27,840 – $65,040	6,360
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,680	$30,920 – $49,410	17,090
12	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,520	$24,960 – $60,150	3,390
13	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,440	$30,660 – $50,220	3,600
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,290	$27,970 – $47,800	22,660
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$35,550	$28,420 – $50,610	2,440
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,500	$28,770 – $45,150	2,510
17	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,230	$27,980 – $43,480	490
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$32,800	$23,350 – $75,140	530
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$29,810	$29,170 – $38,980	820

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