High paying transportation jobs in America with no experience

The best paid transportation occupations in America 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.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025

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OccupationMedian, America · Employed

1Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050
High school diploma or equivalent
$40,030 – $84,700159,240
2Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640
Postsecondary nondegree award
$40,140 – $79,3802.1M
3Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,690
No formal educational credential
$33,590 – $75,900147,240
4Bus Drivers, School$47,920
High school diploma or equivalent
$29,240 – $65,730402,930
5Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,420
No formal educational credential
$36,840 – $62,520774,420
6Light Truck Drivers$44,860
High school diploma or equivalent
$30,800 – $80,310983,300
7Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240
No formal educational credential
$31,270 – $55,1403.0M
8Driver/Sales Workers$38,770
High school diploma or equivalent
$22,590 – $59,980409,180
9Stockers and Order Fillers$37,330
No formal educational credential
$30,110 – $49,2602.8M
10Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290
No formal educational credential
$28,090 – $55,070248,530
11Packers and Packagers, Hand$36,280
No formal educational credential
$27,890 – $47,100559,820
12Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$35,830
No formal educational credential
$27,380 – $47,610380,430
13Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$35,670
No formal educational credential
$28,630 – $46,060102,010
14Parking Attendants$35,150
No formal educational credential
$27,040 – $44,550137,880

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

#	Occupation	MedianAmerica	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,050	$40,030 – $84,700	159,240
2	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversPostsecondary nondegree award	$58,640	$40,140 – $79,380	2.1M
3	Refuse and Recyclable Material CollectorsNo formal educational credential	$49,690	$33,590 – $75,900	147,240
4	Bus Drivers, SchoolHigh school diploma or equivalent	$47,920	$29,240 – $65,730	402,930
5	Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsNo formal educational credential	$46,420	$36,840 – $62,520	774,420
6	Light Truck DriversHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,860	$30,800 – $80,310	983,300
7	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, HandNo formal educational credential	$40,240	$31,270 – $55,140	3.0M
8	Driver/Sales WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$38,770	$22,590 – $59,980	409,180
9	Stockers and Order FillersNo formal educational credential	$37,330	$30,110 – $49,260	2.8M
10	Shuttle Drivers and ChauffeursNo formal educational credential	$37,290	$28,090 – $55,070	248,530
11	Packers and Packagers, HandNo formal educational credential	$36,280	$27,890 – $47,100	559,820
12	Cleaners of Vehicles and EquipmentNo formal educational credential	$35,830	$27,380 – $47,610	380,430
13	Automotive and Watercraft Service AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,670	$28,630 – $46,060	102,010
14	Parking AttendantsNo formal educational credential	$35,150	$27,040 – $44,550	137,880

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