High paying transportation jobs in Urban Honolulu, HI with no experience

The best paid transportation occupations in Urban Honolulu, HI 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 Urban Honolulu, HI run 11.0% above the national average (2024), so a Urban Honolulu, HI salary is worth about 0.90× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

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

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OccupationMedian, Urban Honolulu, HI · Employed

1Commercial Pilots$103,460
Postsecondary nondegree award
$54,550 – $176,490210
2Sailors and Marine Oilers$76,330
No formal educational credential
$46,810 – $110,410250
3Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$68,500
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,070 – $68,5001,810
4Transportation Workers, All Other$65,600
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,240 – $72,360150
5Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$64,800
No formal educational credential
$32,540 – $79,750180
6Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$64,080
No formal educational credential
$29,400 – $64,080420
7Bus Drivers, School$61,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,750 – $74,320300
8Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,330
Postsecondary nondegree award
$47,250 – $73,8402,890
9Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$57,050
No formal educational credential
$35,500 – $63,2701,840
10Aircraft Service Attendants$51,930
High school diploma or equivalent
$49,440 – $65,530150
11Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$51,260
No formal educational credential
$41,140 – $118,140750
12Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$50,360
No formal educational credential
$29,130 – $64,980170
13Light Truck Drivers$45,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$34,730 – $93,6202,510
14Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$44,120
No formal educational credential
$32,760 – $61,1007,020
15Stockers and Order Fillers$38,440
No formal educational credential
$35,320 – $51,9905,680
16Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$38,030
No formal educational credential
$31,560 – $53,510790
17Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,490
No formal educational credential
$29,120 – $47,7801,370
18Driver/Sales Workers$35,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,120 – $62,760710
19Parking Attendants$30,840
No formal educational credential
$29,640 – $43,0601,120

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

#	Occupation	MedianUrban Honolulu, HI	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Commercial PilotsPostsecondary nondegree award	$103,460	$54,550 – $176,490	210
2	Sailors and Marine OilersNo formal educational credential	$76,330	$46,810 – $110,410	250
3	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$68,500	$47,070 – $68,500	1,810
4	Transportation Workers, All OtherHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,600	$40,240 – $72,360	150
5	Motor Vehicle Operators, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$64,800	$32,540 – $79,750	180
6	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$64,080	$29,400 – $64,080	420
7	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$61,220	$47,750 – $74,320	300
8	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$59,330	$47,250 – $73,840	2,890
9	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$57,050	$35,500 – $63,270	1,840
10	Aircraft Service AttendantsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$51,930	$49,440 – $65,530	150
11	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$51,260	$41,140 – $118,140	750
12	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$50,360	$29,130 – $64,980	170
13	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,860	$34,730 – $93,620	2,510
14	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$44,120	$32,760 – $61,100	7,020
15	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$38,440	$35,320 – $51,990	5,680
16	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$38,030	$31,560 – $53,510	790
17	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$35,490	$29,120 – $47,780	1,370
18	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$35,440	$29,120 – $62,760	710
19	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$30,840	$29,640 – $43,060	1,120

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