High paying transportation jobs in Florida with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Florida 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 Florida run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Florida salary is worth about 0.97× 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 Florida.

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

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OccupationMedian, Florida · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$121,890
Postsecondary nondegree award
$62,590 – $229,1106,340
2Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$76,040
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,240 – $136,1205,040
3First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,520 – $91,14034,650
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$50,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,700 – $74,330112,920
5Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,370
No formal educational credential
$37,050 – $62,96038,400
6Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$48,300
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,070 – $71,3809,130
7Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$47,820
No formal educational credential
$35,350 – $61,45011,650
8Flight Attendants$47,320
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,790 – $90,26013,220
9Bus Drivers, School$44,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$35,510 – $54,84013,470
10Light Truck Drivers$41,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,880 – $62,33067,390
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$38,160
No formal educational credential
$29,960 – $48,870164,400
12Stockers and Order Fillers$36,400
No formal educational credential
$29,990 – $48,610171,380
13Driver/Sales Workers$36,260
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,040 – $57,08024,380
14Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,860
No formal educational credential
$28,020 – $47,2105,150
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,660
No formal educational credential
$27,540 – $44,46015,490
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$33,380
No formal educational credential
$28,310 – $45,13024,920
17Parking Attendants$29,650
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $39,86017,670
18Packers and Packagers, Hand$28,280
No formal educational credential
$27,080 – $42,99038,860

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

#	Occupation	MedianFlorida	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$121,890	$62,590 – $229,110	6,340
2	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water VesselsPostsecondary nondegree award	$76,040	$36,240 – $136,120	5,040
3	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,000	$41,520 – $91,140	34,650
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$50,640	$37,700 – $74,330	112,920
5	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,370	$37,050 – $62,960	38,400
6	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,300	$37,070 – $71,380	9,130
7	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$47,820	$35,350 – $61,450	11,650
8	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,320	$27,790 – $90,260	13,220
9	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,690	$35,510 – $54,840	13,470
10	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,810	$29,880 – $62,330	67,390
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$38,160	$29,960 – $48,870	164,400
12	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,400	$29,990 – $48,610	171,380
13	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,260	$27,040 – $57,080	24,380
14	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,860	$28,020 – $47,210	5,150
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$34,660	$27,540 – $44,460	15,490
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$33,380	$28,310 – $45,130	24,920
17	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$29,650	$27,040 – $39,860	17,670
18	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$28,280	$27,080 – $42,990	38,860

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