High paying transportation jobs in Ohio with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Ohio 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 Ohio run 7.2% below the national average (2024), so a Ohio salary is worth about 1.08× 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 Ohio.

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

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OccupationMedian, Ohio · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$150,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$60,300 – $219,1402,680
2Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$62,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,660 – $74,2704,000
3First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,370 – $86,54023,100
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,800
Postsecondary nondegree award
$43,670 – $77,65083,060
5Crane and Tower Operators$57,620
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,910 – $98,5301,780
6Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,330
No formal educational credential
$35,840 – $62,4504,710
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,450
No formal educational credential
$37,960 – $63,66042,360
8Bus Drivers, School$45,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,100 – $60,0705,540
9Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,130
No formal educational credential
$34,040 – $60,4102,930
10Light Truck Drivers$42,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$27,460 – $63,74035,130
11Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$39,460
No formal educational credential
$30,650 – $50,760108,830
12Stockers and Order Fillers$37,130
No formal educational credential
$28,770 – $48,770129,760
13Packers and Packagers, Hand$37,000
No formal educational credential
$29,780 – $47,36020,700
14Driver/Sales Workers$35,720
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,490 – $59,37020,430
15Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,230
No formal educational credential
$27,120 – $45,67013,750
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,990
No formal educational credential
$27,580 – $42,0402,930
17Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$33,530
No formal educational credential
$26,470 – $45,83010,450
18Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$31,040
No formal educational credential
$22,520 – $64,1102,430
19Parking Attendants$30,100
No formal educational credential
$29,120 – $37,5603,050

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

#	Occupation	MedianOhio	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$150,330	$60,300 – $219,140	2,680
2	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,760	$40,660 – $74,270	4,000
3	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,760	$44,370 – $86,540	23,100
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,800	$43,670 – $77,650	83,060
5	Crane and Tower OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$57,620	$41,910 – $98,530	1,780
6	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,330	$35,840 – $62,450	4,710
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,450	$37,960 – $63,660	42,360
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,860	$30,100 – $60,070	5,540
9	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$45,130	$34,040 – $60,410	2,930
10	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,600	$27,460 – $63,740	35,130
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$39,460	$30,650 – $50,760	108,830
12	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,130	$28,770 – $48,770	129,760
13	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$37,000	$29,780 – $47,360	20,700
14	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,720	$22,490 – $59,370	20,430
15	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,230	$27,120 – $45,670	13,750
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,990	$27,580 – $42,040	2,930
17	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$33,530	$26,470 – $45,830	10,450
18	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$31,040	$22,520 – $64,110	2,430
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,100	$29,120 – $37,560	3,050

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