High paying transportation jobs in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN 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 Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN run 4.6% below the national average (2024), so a Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN salary is worth about 1.05× 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, Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$63,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,790 – $92,5504,940
2Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,590
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,920 – $81,62013,820
3Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$56,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,000 – $65,3901,060
4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,940
No formal educational credential
$36,500 – $63,030950
5Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,000
No formal educational credential
$37,920 – $73,4406,920
6Bus Drivers, School$46,870
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,950 – $59,4502,530
7Light Truck Drivers$44,070
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,600 – $82,8407,590
8Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240
No formal educational credential
$31,690 – $50,53022,910
9Machine Feeders and Offbearers$39,710
No formal educational credential
$33,890 – $59,900450
10Stockers and Order Fillers$37,810
No formal educational credential
$29,680 – $57,62026,870
11Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$37,500
No formal educational credential
$23,620 – $71,860350
12Driver/Sales Workers$36,900
High school diploma or equivalent
$23,540 – $59,2103,670
13Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,680
No formal educational credential
$29,300 – $49,5803,080
14Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,650
No formal educational credential
$30,520 – $49,0103,570
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$35,830
No formal educational credential
$27,330 – $47,7501,820
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,240
No formal educational credential
$28,530 – $42,650480
17Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$34,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,600 – $45,660460
18Parking Attendants$31,260
No formal educational credential
$26,780 – $37,350750

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

#	Occupation	MedianCincinnati, OH-KY-IN	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,900	$46,790 – $92,550	4,940
2	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$60,590	$45,920 – $81,620	13,820
3	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,110	$40,000 – $65,390	1,060
4	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,940	$36,500 – $63,030	950
5	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$49,000	$37,920 – $73,440	6,920
6	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,870	$30,950 – $59,450	2,530
7	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,070	$27,600 – $82,840	7,590
8	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$40,240	$31,690 – $50,530	22,910
9	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$39,710	$33,890 – $59,900	450
10	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,810	$29,680 – $57,620	26,870
11	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$37,500	$23,620 – $71,860	350
12	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,900	$23,540 – $59,210	3,670
13	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$36,680	$29,300 – $49,580	3,080
14	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,650	$30,520 – $49,010	3,570
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$35,830	$27,330 – $47,750	1,820
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,240	$28,530 – $42,650	480
17	Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$34,110	$30,600 – $45,660	460
18	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$31,260	$26,780 – $37,350	750

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