High paying transportation jobs in Missouri with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Missouri 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 Missouri run 9.2% below the national average (2024), so a Missouri salary is worth about 1.10× 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 Missouri.

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

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OccupationMedian, Missouri · Employed

1Locomotive Engineers$78,820
High school diploma or equivalent
$78,750 – $79,0401,110
2Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$68,030
High school diploma or equivalent
$59,990 – $68,590970
3Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$60,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,030 – $67,0401,860
4First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,370
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,590 – $96,11010,500
5Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$54,550
Postsecondary nondegree award
$37,860 – $77,51047,760
6Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$50,010
No formal educational credential
$31,760 – $71,2701,930
7Bus Drivers, School$46,880
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,980 – $58,7308,970
8Machine Feeders and Offbearers$46,580
No formal educational credential
$31,200 – $77,1001,280
9Light Truck Drivers$45,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,370 – $93,71016,210
10Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,190
No formal educational credential
$36,240 – $64,62011,470
11Driver/Sales Workers$40,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$28,600 – $57,9207,590
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,080
No formal educational credential
$30,380 – $52,52043,050
13Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$38,130
No formal educational credential
$33,800 – $48,4101,150
14Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,670
No formal educational credential
$29,890 – $46,8005,910
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,050
No formal educational credential
$28,760 – $47,7004,700
16Stockers and Order Fillers$36,710
No formal educational credential
$29,920 – $49,50067,390
17Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,670
No formal educational credential
$28,600 – $46,6309,150
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$32,330
No formal educational credential
$28,600 – $49,7401,400
19Parking Attendants$31,050
No formal educational credential
$28,600 – $45,1701,260

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

#	Occupation	MedianMissouri	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Locomotive EngineersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$78,820	$78,750 – $79,040	1,110
2	Railroad Conductors and YardmastersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,030	$59,990 – $68,590	970
3	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,660	$39,030 – $67,040	1,860
4	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,370	$41,590 – $96,110	10,500
5	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$54,550	$37,860 – $77,510	47,760
6	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$50,010	$31,760 – $71,270	1,930
7	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,880	$33,980 – $58,730	8,970
8	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$46,580	$31,200 – $77,100	1,280
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,500	$29,370 – $93,710	16,210
10	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,190	$36,240 – $64,620	11,470
11	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,200	$28,600 – $57,920	7,590
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,080	$30,380 – $52,520	43,050
13	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,130	$33,800 – $48,410	1,150
14	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,670	$29,890 – $46,800	5,910
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$37,050	$28,760 – $47,700	4,700
16	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$36,710	$29,920 – $49,500	67,390
17	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$34,670	$28,600 – $46,630	9,150
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$32,330	$28,600 – $49,740	1,400
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$31,050	$28,600 – $45,170	1,260

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