High paying transportation jobs in Mississippi

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Mississippi. 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 Mississippi run 13.0% below the national average (2024), so a Mississippi salary is worth about 1.15× 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 Mississippi.

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

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OccupationMedian, Mississippi · Employed

1Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$104,220
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,030 – $186,020570
2Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,010
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,030 – $137,590440
3Crane and Tower Operators$61,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,690 – $73,840550
4First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$59,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,030 – $90,7404,950
5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$51,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$35,710 – $79,55024,160
6Sailors and Marine Oilers$50,390
No formal educational credential
$35,430 – $61,790490
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$43,420
No formal educational credential
$32,390 – $51,2609,640
8Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$39,170
No formal educational credential
$29,420 – $58,3401,970
9Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$38,570
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,210 – $44,630400
10Machine Feeders and Offbearers$38,340
No formal educational credential
$31,320 – $49,200670
11Light Truck Drivers$38,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,880 – $90,8407,030
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$36,400
No formal educational credential
$27,740 – $47,28030,750
13Driver/Sales Workers$35,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,300 – $49,4702,550
14Stockers and Order Fillers$34,270
No formal educational credential
$27,360 – $46,60023,420
15Packers and Packagers, Hand$33,240
No formal educational credential
$20,570 – $44,5303,490
16Bus Drivers, School$30,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$18,680 – $47,3003,790
17Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$28,640
No formal educational credential
$21,040 – $37,7302,790
18Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$26,900
No formal educational credential
$21,080 – $41,2801,150

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

#	Occupation	MedianMississippi	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$104,220	$47,030 – $186,020	570
2	Railroad Conductors and YardmastersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,010	$49,030 – $137,590	440
3	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,260	$34,690 – $73,840	550
4	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,290	$39,030 – $90,740	4,950
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$51,820	$35,710 – $79,550	24,160
6	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$50,390	$35,430 – $61,790	490
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$43,420	$32,390 – $51,260	9,640
8	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$39,170	$29,420 – $58,340	1,970
9	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,570	$30,210 – $44,630	400
10	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$38,340	$31,320 – $49,200	670
11	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,140	$25,880 – $90,840	7,030
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,400	$27,740 – $47,280	30,750
13	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,480	$23,300 – $49,470	2,550
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$34,270	$27,360 – $46,600	23,420
15	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$33,240	$20,570 – $44,530	3,490
16	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$30,640	$18,680 – $47,300	3,790
17	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$28,640	$21,040 – $37,730	2,790
18	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$26,900	$21,080 – $41,280	1,150

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