High paying transportation jobs in Nebraska

Every transportation occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Nebraska. 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 Nebraska run 9.9% below the national average (2024), so a Nebraska salary is worth about 1.11× 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 Nebraska.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nebraska · Employed

1Crane and Tower Operators$60,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,140 – $82,410410
2First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,630
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,180 – $92,3603,530
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,390
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,150 – $81,79023,160
4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,390
No formal educational credential
$37,210 – $59,400910
5Bus Drivers, School$47,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,800 – $58,3402,330
6Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,730
No formal educational credential
$37,020 – $59,1005,020
7Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$45,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,850 – $61,120460
8Light Truck Drivers$44,120
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,710 – $92,3704,210
9Conveyor Operators and Tenders$43,360
No formal educational credential
$37,460 – $48,4401,180
10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$42,910
No formal educational credential
$33,320 – $53,16013,870
11Packers and Packagers, Hand$38,880
No formal educational credential
$28,870 – $49,5003,010
12Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,160
No formal educational credential
$30,060 – $50,3204,570
13Stockers and Order Fillers$35,920
No formal educational credential
$29,220 – $46,17017,980
14Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,280
No formal educational credential
$28,080 – $44,0001,570
15Driver/Sales Workers$34,950
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,080 – $59,3502,590
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,940
No formal educational credential
$29,830 – $44,120910
17Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$33,280
No formal educational credential
$28,080 – $59,470760
18Parking Attendants$32,880
No formal educational credential
$28,080 – $37,200460

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

#	Occupation	MedianNebraska	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,720	$36,140 – $82,410	410
2	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,630	$40,180 – $92,360	3,530
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,390	$40,150 – $81,790	23,160
4	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,390	$37,210 – $59,400	910
5	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,760	$36,800 – $58,340	2,330
6	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,730	$37,020 – $59,100	5,020
7	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,120	$32,850 – $61,120	460
8	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,120	$29,710 – $92,370	4,210
9	Conveyor Operators and TendersNo formal educational credential	$43,360	$37,460 – $48,440	1,180
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$42,910	$33,320 – $53,160	13,870
11	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,880	$28,870 – $49,500	3,010
12	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$37,160	$30,060 – $50,320	4,570
13	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$35,920	$29,220 – $46,170	17,980
14	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$35,280	$28,080 – $44,000	1,570
15	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,950	$28,080 – $59,350	2,590
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,940	$29,830 – $44,120	910
17	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$33,280	$28,080 – $59,470	760
18	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$32,880	$28,080 – $37,200	460

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