High paying transportation jobs in Hawaii with no experience

The best paid transportation occupations in Hawaii that require neither a degree nor prior experience in a related job. 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 Hawaii run 10.0% above the national average (2024), so a Hawaii salary is worth about 0.91× 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 Hawaii.

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

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OccupationMedian, Hawaii · Employed

1Air Traffic Controllers$158,700
Associate's degree
$92,580 – $205,000210
2Commercial Pilots$113,030
Postsecondary nondegree award
$58,470 – $214,630350
3Sailors and Marine Oilers$76,140
No formal educational credential
$46,810 – $108,010340
4Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$68,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$46,870 – $68,5002,190
5Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$61,110
No formal educational credential
$32,540 – $76,940230
6Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,820
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,480 – $74,5304,070
7Transportation Workers, All Other$59,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,840 – $78,300270
8Bus Drivers, School$59,090
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,760 – $73,970630
9Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$56,270
No formal educational credential
$30,760 – $65,740770
10Aircraft Service Attendants$53,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $65,530290
11Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$53,640
No formal educational credential
$41,140 – $118,140880
12Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$50,310
No formal educational credential
$35,050 – $63,2702,490
13Light Truck Drivers$45,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,740 – $85,1003,690
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,120
No formal educational credential
$34,090 – $61,1109,490
15Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$43,630
No formal educational credential
$29,130 – $64,980270
16Passenger Attendants$42,360
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,640 – $52,210610
17Stockers and Order Fillers$39,300
No formal educational credential
$35,580 – $53,2708,830
18Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$37,560
No formal educational credential
$31,670 – $53,5101,180
19Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,930
No formal educational credential
$29,120 – $50,0302,010
20Parking Attendants$33,690
No formal educational credential
$29,640 – $47,3601,600
21Driver/Sales Workers$31,270
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,120 – $62,720920

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

#	Occupation	MedianHawaii	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Air Traffic ControllersAssociate's degree	$158,700	$92,580 – $205,000	210
2	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$113,030	$58,470 – $214,630	350
3	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$76,140	$46,810 – $108,010	340
4	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,500	$46,870 – $68,500	2,190
5	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$61,110	$32,540 – $76,940	230
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,820	$47,480 – $74,530	4,070
7	Transportation Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,500	$40,840 – $78,300	270
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,090	$45,760 – $73,970	630
9	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$56,270	$30,760 – $65,740	770
10	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$53,770	$49,440 – $65,530	290
11	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$53,640	$41,140 – $118,140	880
12	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$50,310	$35,050 – $63,270	2,490
13	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,930	$34,740 – $85,100	3,690
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,120	$34,090 – $61,110	9,490
15	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$43,630	$29,130 – $64,980	270
16	Passenger AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,360	$30,640 – $52,210	610
17	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$39,300	$35,580 – $53,270	8,830
18	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$37,560	$31,670 – $53,510	1,180
19	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$35,930	$29,120 – $50,030	2,010
20	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$33,690	$29,640 – $47,360	1,600
21	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$31,270	$29,120 – $62,720	920

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