High paying transportation jobs in Montana with no experience

The best paid transportation occupations in Montana 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 Montana run 5.4% below the national average (2024), so a Montana 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 Montana.

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

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OccupationMedian, Montana · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$103,690
Postsecondary nondegree award
$73,440 – $226,770330
2Transportation Inspectors$62,810
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,860 – $124,850180
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,870
Postsecondary nondegree award
$46,040 – $74,1207,830
4Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,420
No formal educational credential
$37,080 – $60,730370
5Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$48,060
No formal educational credential
$36,450 – $64,970910
6Light Truck Drivers$46,420
High school diploma or equivalent
$33,470 – $93,7702,960
7Aircraft Service Attendants$46,310
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,150 – $57,780170
8Bus Drivers, School$46,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,120 – $57,8701,630
9Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$45,640
High school diploma or equivalent
$38,920 – $57,380450
10Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,840
No formal educational credential
$32,400 – $53,1603,870
11Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$41,860
No formal educational credential
$27,150 – $60,200670
12Stockers and Order Fillers$39,050
No formal educational credential
$31,110 – $48,0608,900
13Conveyor Operators and Tenders$38,760
No formal educational credential
$37,240 – $57,200370
14Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$38,700
No formal educational credential
$30,390 – $47,840460
15Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$36,620
No formal educational credential
$29,840 – $46,290590
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,510
No formal educational credential
$29,330 – $46,8001,490
17Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$36,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,080 – $43,180180
18Packers and Packagers, Hand$34,960
No formal educational credential
$22,980 – $45,9501,490
19Driver/Sales Workers$27,580
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,060 – $58,6902,100

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

#	Occupation	MedianMontana	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,690	$73,440 – $226,770	330
2	Transportation InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,810	$37,860 – $124,850	180
3	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,870	$46,040 – $74,120	7,830
4	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,420	$37,080 – $60,730	370
5	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$48,060	$36,450 – $64,970	910
6	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,420	$33,470 – $93,770	2,960
7	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,310	$37,150 – $57,780	170
8	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$46,220	$36,120 – $57,870	1,630
9	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,640	$38,920 – $57,380	450
10	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$43,840	$32,400 – $53,160	3,870
11	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$41,860	$27,150 – $60,200	670
12	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$39,050	$31,110 – $48,060	8,900
13	Conveyor Operators and TendersNo formal educational credential	$38,760	$37,240 – $57,200	370
14	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$38,700	$30,390 – $47,840	460
15	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$36,620	$29,840 – $46,290	590
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$36,510	$29,330 – $46,800	1,490
17	Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical TechniciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$36,050	$31,080 – $43,180	180
18	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$34,960	$22,980 – $45,950	1,490
19	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$27,580	$22,060 – $58,690	2,100

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