High paying transportation jobs in Corpus Christi, TX

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Corpus Christi, TX. 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 Corpus Christi, TX run 7.3% below the national average (2024), so a Corpus Christi, TX 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.

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, Corpus Christi, TX · Employed

1Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$81,920
No formal educational credential
$52,610 – $86,60060
2Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$79,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$49,990 – $126,430180
3Crane and Tower Operators$74,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$51,730 – $76,780330
4First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,390
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,020 – $92,480730
5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,000
Postsecondary nondegree award
$34,990 – $73,9002,570
6Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$48,940
No formal educational credential
$20,410 – $57,220250
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,880
No formal educational credential
$33,950 – $59,730590
8Sailors and Marine Oilers$44,520
No formal educational credential
$39,000 – $68,010270
9Light Truck Drivers$41,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,180 – $73,120780
10Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$39,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,110 – $45,04090
11Stockers and Order Fillers$36,470
No formal educational credential
$27,390 – $45,4803,450
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,410
No formal educational credential
$27,380 – $50,1602,470
13Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,740
No formal educational credential
$23,750 – $47,610210
14Driver/Sales Workers$33,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,280 – $57,860710
15Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,350
No formal educational credential
$21,410 – $44,720320
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$32,890
No formal educational credential
$19,530 – $43,53060
17Aircraft Service Attendants$32,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,950 – $45,88060
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,540
No formal educational credential
$28,590 – $60,590110
19Parking Attendants$30,630
No formal educational credential
$19,440 – $39,140100
20Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,130
No formal educational credential
$22,170 – $37,520600

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

#	Occupation	MedianCorpus Christi, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersNo formal educational credential	$81,920	$52,610 – $86,600	60
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$79,060	$49,990 – $126,430	180
3	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$74,200	$51,730 – $76,780	330
4	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,390	$38,020 – $92,480	730
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,000	$34,990 – $73,900	2,570
6	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$48,940	$20,410 – $57,220	250
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,880	$33,950 – $59,730	590
8	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$44,520	$39,000 – $68,010	270
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,880	$27,180 – $73,120	780
10	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,110	$39,110 – $45,040	90
11	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,470	$27,390 – $45,480	3,450
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,410	$27,380 – $50,160	2,470
13	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$34,740	$23,750 – $47,610	210
14	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$33,740	$18,280 – $57,860	710
15	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$33,350	$21,410 – $44,720	320
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$32,890	$19,530 – $43,530	60
17	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$32,510	$29,950 – $45,880	60
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$31,540	$28,590 – $60,590	110
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,630	$19,440 – $39,140	100
20	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$27,130	$22,170 – $37,520	600

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Corpus Christi, TX. 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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