High paying transportation jobs in Louisiana with no experience

The best paid transportation occupations in Louisiana 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 Louisiana run 11.8% below the national average (2024), so a Louisiana salary is worth about 1.13× 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 Louisiana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Louisiana · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$95,940
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,990 – $169,410910
2Pump Operators, Except Wellhead Pumpers$64,110
High school diploma or equivalent
$39,650 – $78,9901,370
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,320
Postsecondary nondegree award
$36,710 – $68,74028,540
4Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,950
No formal educational credential
$35,980 – $61,2307,680
5Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$48,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,360 – $64,6601,490
6Sailors and Marine Oilers$46,610
No formal educational credential
$29,730 – $92,4207,580
7Transportation Workers, All Other$43,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,420 – $70,7101,040
8Aircraft Service Attendants$42,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,930 – $58,240660
9Light Truck Drivers$39,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$25,330 – $76,36014,300
10Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$38,810
No formal educational credential
$27,840 – $59,0102,200
11Driver/Sales Workers$36,290
High school diploma or equivalent
$17,770 – $55,1503,200
12Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$35,340
No formal educational credential
$24,150 – $46,89043,730
13Stockers and Order Fillers$34,490
No formal educational credential
$27,950 – $47,66031,710
14Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$30,640
No formal educational credential
$22,420 – $48,4902,140
15Bus Drivers, School$29,450
High school diploma or equivalent
$21,000 – $50,7506,670
16Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$29,150
No formal educational credential
$24,460 – $52,1201,150
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$27,710
No formal educational credential
$19,700 – $46,5802,280
18Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$27,600
No formal educational credential
$21,210 – $43,9804,140
19Parking Attendants$23,920
No formal educational credential
$21,340 – $33,4102,130

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

#	Occupation	MedianLouisiana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$95,940	$46,990 – $169,410	910
2	Pump Operators, Except Wellhead PumpersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$64,110	$39,650 – $78,990	1,370
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$49,320	$36,710 – $68,740	28,540
4	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,950	$35,980 – $61,230	7,680
5	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$48,860	$33,360 – $64,660	1,490
6	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$46,610	$29,730 – $92,420	7,580
7	Transportation Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$43,440	$34,420 – $70,710	1,040
8	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$42,930	$29,930 – $58,240	660
9	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$39,440	$25,330 – $76,360	14,300
10	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$38,810	$27,840 – $59,010	2,200
11	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,290	$17,770 – $55,150	3,200
12	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$35,340	$24,150 – $46,890	43,730
13	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$34,490	$27,950 – $47,660	31,710
14	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$30,640	$22,420 – $48,490	2,140
15	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$29,450	$21,000 – $50,750	6,670
16	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$29,150	$24,460 – $52,120	1,150
17	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$27,710	$19,700 – $46,580	2,280
18	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$27,600	$21,210 – $43,980	4,140
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$23,920	$21,340 – $33,410	2,130

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