High paying transportation jobs in Arizona with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Arizona that require no bachelor's degree — a high school diploma, a certificate, or an associate's degree is the typical entry. This is the narrowest cut on the site, so it is also the shortest list: where a field has only two or three such occupations, there is no page at all rather than a page pretending otherwise.

Cost of living: prices in Arizona run 0.7% above the national average (2024), so a Arizona 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. To see where a job pays a real premium, use jobs that pay more in Arizona.

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

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OccupationMedian, Arizona · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$103,060
Postsecondary nondegree award
$64,290 – $201,6601,540
2First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,360 – $91,21011,190
3Flight Attendants$61,780
High school diploma or equivalent
$32,390 – $81,8604,590
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,080
Postsecondary nondegree award
$42,580 – $76,55040,150
5Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$53,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,350 – $72,1403,240
6Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,110
No formal educational credential
$38,560 – $62,94012,340
7Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$46,910
No formal educational credential
$33,480 – $73,6102,380
8Bus Drivers, School$46,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,370 – $52,8705,020
9Light Truck Drivers$45,140
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,660 – $92,59018,400
10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,290
No formal educational credential
$34,620 – $57,81071,090
11Driver/Sales Workers$38,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $55,42010,550
12Stockers and Order Fillers$37,500
No formal educational credential
$31,550 – $55,43057,510
13Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,060
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $47,9507,380
14Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,840
No formal educational credential
$30,770 – $47,0805,620
15Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,840
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $45,0501,710
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,410
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $46,7106,260
17Parking Attendants$34,230
No formal educational credential
$30,580 – $42,9303,130

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

#	Occupation	MedianArizona	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,060	$64,290 – $201,660	1,540
2	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,360	$43,360 – $91,210	11,190
3	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,780	$32,390 – $81,860	4,590
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,080	$42,580 – $76,550	40,150
5	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,870	$39,350 – $72,140	3,240
6	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,110	$38,560 – $62,940	12,340
7	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$46,910	$33,480 – $73,610	2,380
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,050	$37,370 – $52,870	5,020
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,140	$34,660 – $92,590	18,400
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,290	$34,620 – $57,810	71,090
11	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,440	$30,580 – $55,420	10,550
12	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,500	$31,550 – $55,430	57,510
13	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,060	$30,580 – $47,950	7,380
14	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$36,840	$30,770 – $47,080	5,620
15	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,840	$31,200 – $45,050	1,710
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,410	$31,200 – $46,710	6,260
17	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,230	$30,580 – $42,930	3,130

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