High paying transportation jobs in Wisconsin with no degree

The best paid transportation occupations in Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin run 5.9% below the national average (2024), so a Wisconsin salary is worth about 1.06× 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 Wisconsin.

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

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OccupationMedian, Wisconsin · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$129,860
Postsecondary nondegree award
$66,390 – $269,9901,090
2First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$64,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,070 – $94,16011,140
3Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$59,810
No formal educational credential
$33,360 – $64,2001,550
4Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,610
Postsecondary nondegree award
$44,920 – $76,38053,330
5Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$52,660
High school diploma or equivalent
$43,740 – $63,8102,220
6Bus Drivers, School$47,760
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,930 – $62,7807,840
7Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,720
No formal educational credential
$38,960 – $62,94012,150
8Light Truck Drivers$45,670
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,340 – $72,86019,140
9Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,610
No formal educational credential
$33,260 – $57,36070,520
10Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$36,550
No formal educational credential
$25,020 – $43,9102,770
11Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,010
No formal educational credential
$28,080 – $47,70013,130
12Material Moving Workers, All Other$35,580
No formal educational credential
$29,160 – $45,7601,180
13Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,280
No formal educational credential
$26,270 – $47,3707,040
14Stockers and Order Fillers$35,000
No formal educational credential
$29,280 – $48,40047,580
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$34,000
No formal educational credential
$24,140 – $43,7806,820
16Parking Attendants$31,270
No formal educational credential
$25,040 – $41,6101,290
17Driver/Sales Workers$27,560
High school diploma or equivalent
$20,860 – $57,85010,020

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

#	Occupation	MedianWisconsin	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$129,860	$66,390 – $269,990	1,090
2	First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling SupervisorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,560	$43,070 – $94,160	11,140
3	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$59,810	$33,360 – $64,200	1,550
4	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,610	$44,920 – $76,380	53,330
5	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$52,660	$43,740 – $63,810	2,220
6	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,760	$38,930 – $62,780	7,840
7	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$47,720	$38,960 – $62,940	12,150
8	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,670	$30,340 – $72,860	19,140
9	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,610	$33,260 – $57,360	70,520
10	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$36,550	$25,020 – $43,910	2,770
11	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,010	$28,080 – $47,700	13,130
12	Material Moving Workers, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$35,580	$29,160 – $45,760	1,180
13	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,280	$26,270 – $47,370	7,040
14	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$35,000	$29,280 – $48,400	47,580
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$34,000	$24,140 – $43,780	6,820
16	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$31,270	$25,040 – $41,610	1,290
17	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,560	$20,860 – $57,850	10,020

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