High paying transportation jobs in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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 Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX run 1.4% below the national average (2024), so a Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX salary is worth about 1.01× 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, Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Employed

1Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$307,690
Bachelor's degree
$104,110 – $456,5704,160
2Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$118,830
Postsecondary nondegree award
$68,840 – $176,4202,550
3Wellhead Pumpers$79,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,790 – $98,2103,860
4Crane and Tower Operators$75,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,680 – $99,0502,100
5First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,270 – $96,93015,320
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,840
Postsecondary nondegree award
$38,320 – $79,49049,750
7Sailors and Marine Oilers$55,610
No formal educational credential
$38,360 – $101,1403,470
8Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$50,430
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $59,0503,400
9Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,320
No formal educational credential
$30,500 – $58,2802,310
10Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,990
No formal educational credential
$34,780 – $58,54020,910
11Light Truck Drivers$43,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,820 – $93,02019,050
12Bus Drivers, School$43,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$26,550 – $61,2809,730
13Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,000
No formal educational credential
$29,660 – $52,27052,520
14Stockers and Order Fillers$36,890
No formal educational credential
$28,740 – $46,91072,970
15Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,140
No formal educational credential
$27,800 – $42,4701,350
16Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$33,920
No formal educational credential
$20,890 – $48,2303,290
17Passenger Attendants$31,240
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,910 – $34,7901,780
18Parking Attendants$31,120
No formal educational credential
$25,950 – $37,0403,400
19Packers and Packagers, Hand$30,690
No formal educational credential
$23,300 – $44,4008,540
20Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$29,650
No formal educational credential
$23,180 – $44,0909,020
21Driver/Sales Workers$28,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,290 – $58,8609,820

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

#	Occupation	MedianHouston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight EngineersBachelor's degree	$307,690	$104,110 – $456,570	4,160
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$118,830	$68,840 – $176,420	2,550
3	Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$79,720	$56,790 – $98,210	3,860
4	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$75,500	$38,680 – $99,050	2,100
5	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,760	$40,270 – $96,930	15,320
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$56,840	$38,320 – $79,490	49,750
7	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$55,610	$38,360 – $101,140	3,470
8	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$50,430	$40,030 – $59,050	3,400
9	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$46,320	$30,500 – $58,280	2,310
10	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,990	$34,780 – $58,540	20,910
11	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,920	$28,820 – $93,020	19,050
12	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,570	$26,550 – $61,280	9,730
13	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,000	$29,660 – $52,270	52,520
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,890	$28,740 – $46,910	72,970
15	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,140	$27,800 – $42,470	1,350
16	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$33,920	$20,890 – $48,230	3,290
17	Passenger AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,240	$28,910 – $34,790	1,780
18	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$31,120	$25,950 – $37,040	3,400
19	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$30,690	$23,300 – $44,400	8,540
20	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$29,650	$23,180 – $44,090	9,020
21	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$28,880	$18,290 – $58,860	9,820

Ranked among the occupations common enough to employ roughly one in every three thousand workers in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, 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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