High paying transportation jobs in Colorado Springs, CO
Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Colorado Springs, CO. 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 Colorado Springs, CO run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Colorado Springs, CO salary is worth about 0.99× 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
High school diploma or equivalent
$48,030 – $96,4601,110High school diploma or equivalent
$50,450 – $63,010380Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,150 – $77,7901,860No formal educational credential
$36,550 – $72,660420High school diploma or equivalent
$42,320 – $60,680590No formal educational credential
$32,990 – $49,620150High school diploma or equivalent
$33,540 – $90,9801,690No formal educational credential
$37,900 – $63,800470High school diploma or equivalent
$33,040 – $57,760110No formal educational credential
$35,380 – $48,0409,110No formal educational credential
$34,970 – $53,3402,660High school diploma or equivalent
$30,800 – $48,9801,400No formal educational credential
$31,710 – $48,880510No formal educational credential
$33,130 – $49,440220No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $64,420380No formal educational credential
$34,070 – $43,750360No formal educational credential
$33,800 – $44,120640
Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.
| # | Occupation | MedianColorado Springs, CO | 10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $63,400 | $48,030 – $96,460 | 1,110 |
| 2 | Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent | $63,010 | $50,450 – $63,010 | 380 |
| 3 | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award | $59,790 | $45,150 – $77,790 | 1,860 |
| 4 | Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential | $58,530 | $36,550 – $72,660 | 420 |
| 5 | Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent | $47,330 | $42,320 – $60,680 | 590 |
| 6 | Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential | $47,320 | $32,990 – $49,620 | 150 |
| 7 | Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent | $46,020 | $33,540 – $90,980 | 1,690 |
| 8 | Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential | $45,710 | $37,900 – $63,800 | 470 |
| 9 | Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent | $43,740 | $33,040 – $57,760 | 110 |
| 10 | Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential | $41,440 | $35,380 – $48,040 | 9,110 |
| 11 | Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential | $41,080 | $34,970 – $53,340 | 2,660 |
| 12 | Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent | $40,670 | $30,800 – $48,980 | 1,400 |
| 13 | Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential | $38,460 | $31,710 – $48,880 | 510 |
| 14 | Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential | $37,700 | $33,130 – $49,440 | 220 |
| 15 | Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential | $37,670 | $31,200 – $64,420 | 380 |
| 16 | Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential | $37,110 | $34,070 – $43,750 | 360 |
| 17 | Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential | $36,250 | $33,800 – $44,120 | 640 |
Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Colorado Springs, CO. 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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