High paying transportation jobs in Oregon with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Oregon 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 Oregon run 3.4% above the national average (2024), so a Oregon 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 Oregon.

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

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OccupationMedian, Oregon · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$120,760
Postsecondary nondegree award
$50,960 – $307,900670
2Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,510
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,100 – $81,1102,620
3Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$63,210
No formal educational credential
$53,270 – $72,4402,500
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$61,980
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,700 – $81,22023,970
5First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$61,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,060 – $92,3908,120
6Flight Attendants$61,480
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,930 – $96,790980
7Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$54,540
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,710 – $88,200630
8Bus Drivers, School$51,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,830 – $67,2605,210
9Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$50,760
No formal educational credential
$40,410 – $63,1508,560
10Light Truck Drivers$47,150
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,680 – $73,07011,120
11Machine Feeders and Offbearers$45,580
No formal educational credential
$33,260 – $56,5902,390
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,750
No formal educational credential
$34,820 – $58,01027,720
13Stockers and Order Fillers$43,480
No formal educational credential
$35,670 – $50,96042,690
14Driver/Sales Workers$41,080
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,580 – $61,5305,210
15Parking Attendants$38,730
No formal educational credential
$34,170 – $46,2201,300
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,070
No formal educational credential
$33,160 – $50,5405,550
17Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,310
No formal educational credential
$33,090 – $53,1103,510
18Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,190
No formal educational credential
$31,100 – $45,4006,370
19Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$34,870
No formal educational credential
$31,310 – $57,3901,190
20Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$34,280
No formal educational credential
$30,290 – $44,2006,270

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

#	Occupation	MedianOregon	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$120,760	$50,960 – $307,900	670
2	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,510	$47,100 – $81,110	2,620
3	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$63,210	$53,270 – $72,440	2,500
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$61,980	$47,700 – $81,220	23,970
5	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,540	$46,060 – $92,390	8,120
6	Flight AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,480	$30,930 – $96,790	980
7	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$54,540	$38,710 – $88,200	630
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,270	$45,830 – $67,260	5,210
9	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$50,760	$40,410 – $63,150	8,560
10	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,150	$36,680 – $73,070	11,120
11	Machine Feeders and OffbearersNo formal educational credential	$45,580	$33,260 – $56,590	2,390
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,750	$34,820 – $58,010	27,720
13	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$43,480	$35,670 – $50,960	42,690
14	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$41,080	$30,580 – $61,530	5,210
15	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,730	$34,170 – $46,220	1,300
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$38,070	$33,160 – $50,540	5,550
17	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$37,310	$33,090 – $53,110	3,510
18	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,190	$31,100 – $45,400	6,370
19	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$34,870	$31,310 – $57,390	1,190
20	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$34,280	$30,290 – $44,200	6,270

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