High paying transportation jobs in Nevada with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Nevada 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 Nevada run 0.0% below the national average (2024), so a Nevada salary is worth about 1.00× 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 Nevada.

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

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OccupationMedian, Nevada · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$105,340
Postsecondary nondegree award
$51,350 – $211,2601,100
2Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$62,290
Postsecondary nondegree award
$45,860 – $83,09015,010
3Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$61,700
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,590 – $90,5402,540
4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$61,310
No formal educational credential
$48,030 – $81,950770
5First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$60,340
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,000 – $90,2406,290
6Flight Attendants$51,800
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,120 – $75,1304,040
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,230
No formal educational credential
$37,560 – $66,9507,300
8Taxi Drivers$44,800
No formal educational credential
$33,710 – $76,6102,980
9Light Truck Drivers$43,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,270 – $69,6909,520
10Aircraft Service Attendants$40,730
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,470 – $90,300720
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,350
No formal educational credential
$33,380 – $56,69040,850
12Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,400
No formal educational credential
$28,520 – $47,5203,750
13Stockers and Order Fillers$37,380
No formal educational credential
$29,420 – $49,47031,270
14Bus Drivers, School$37,280
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,280 – $50,3102,590
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,170
No formal educational credential
$25,830 – $56,9203,460
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$34,230
No formal educational credential
$25,790 – $44,1203,790
17Driver/Sales Workers$31,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$24,960 – $51,5504,310
18Parking Attendants$29,750
No formal educational credential
$25,290 – $42,8702,660

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

#	Occupation	MedianNevada	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$105,340	$51,350 – $211,260	1,100
2	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$62,290	$45,860 – $83,090	15,010
3	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,700	$43,590 – $90,540	2,540
4	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$61,310	$48,030 – $81,950	770
5	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,340	$43,000 – $90,240	6,290
6	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,800	$31,120 – $75,130	4,040
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$45,230	$37,560 – $66,950	7,300
8	Taxi DriversNo formal educational credential	$44,800	$33,710 – $76,610	2,980
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,760	$31,270 – $69,690	9,520
10	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$40,730	$36,470 – $90,300	720
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,350	$33,380 – $56,690	40,850
12	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,400	$28,520 – $47,520	3,750
13	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,380	$29,420 – $49,470	31,270
14	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$37,280	$37,280 – $50,310	2,590
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$36,170	$25,830 – $56,920	3,460
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$34,230	$25,790 – $44,120	3,790
17	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,760	$24,960 – $51,550	4,310
18	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$29,750	$25,290 – $42,870	2,660

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