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| Career | Median yearly payAll workers · May 2025 | Projected growth2025–35 | Openings per yearprojected, 2025–35 | Typical education to start |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockers and order fillers No bachelor's needed | $37,330 | +8.9% | 430,700 | No formal educational credential |
| Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand No bachelor's needed | $40,240 | +1.8% | 340,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $58,640 | +3.8% | 214,500 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Light truck drivers No bachelor's needed | $44,860 | +6.3% | 107,200 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Industrial truck and tractor operators No bachelor's needed | $46,420 | +1.5% | 64,700 | No formal educational credential |
| Packers and packagers, hand No bachelor's needed | $36,280 | -5.0% | 61,800 | No formal educational credential |
| Bus drivers, school No bachelor's needed | $47,920 | +0.7% | 56,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors No bachelor's needed | $62,890 | +3.0% | 54,900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Cleaners of vehicles and equipment No bachelor's needed | $35,830 | +3.9% | 51,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Driver/sales workers No bachelor's needed | $38,770 | +7.9% | 45,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs No bachelor's needed | $37,290 | +7.1% | 35,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Bus drivers, transit and intercity Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $59,050 | +4.1% | 21,100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Taxi drivers No bachelor's needed | $42,100 | +11.5% | 20,400 | No formal educational credential |
| Flight attendants Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $63,580 | +8.8% | 18,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Parking attendants No bachelor's needed | $35,150 | +2.0% | 16,400 | No formal educational credential |
| Refuse and recyclable material collectors No bachelor's needed | $49,690 | +2.1% | 15,500 | No formal educational credential |
| Automotive and watercraft service attendants No bachelor's needed | $35,670 | +3.8% | 12,900 | No formal educational credential |
| Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers Strong outlook | $232,140 | +8.3% | 11,200 | Bachelor's degree |
| Motor vehicle operators, all other No bachelor's needed | $37,180 | +2.8% | 6,900 | No formal educational credential |
| Commercial pilots Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $123,220 | +5.2% | 5,200 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Passenger attendants No bachelor's needed | $37,720 | +6.0% | 4,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Aircraft service attendants No bachelor's needed | $40,450 | +5.6% | 4,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Machine feeders and offbearers No bachelor's needed | $41,220 | -13.1% | 4,000 | No formal educational credential |
| Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $92,460 | +4.0% | 3,800 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Sailors and marine oilers No bachelor's needed | $51,520 | +3.2% | 3,600 | No formal educational credential |
| Crane and tower operators Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $68,080 | +3.8% | 3,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Railroad conductors and yardmasters No bachelor's needed | $78,000 | +0.9% | 3,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Material moving workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $41,800 | +2.7% | 2,800 | No formal educational credential |
| Transportation inspectors No bachelor's needed | $92,100 | +2.2% | 2,300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Conveyor operators and tenders No bachelor's needed | $42,420 | -2.6% | 2,200 | No formal educational credential |
| Air traffic controllers No bachelor's needed | $148,080 | +1.7% | 2,100 | Associate's degree |
| Locomotive engineers No bachelor's needed | $81,410 | +0.5% | 2,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Wellhead pumpers No bachelor's needed | $69,960 | -2.0% | 1,700 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Transportation workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $45,650 | +4.0% | 1,600 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Airfield operations specialists Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $56,850 | +7.8% | 1,500 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians No bachelor's needed | $35,450 | -1.3% | 1,400 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Tank car, truck, and ship loaders No bachelor's needed | $58,870 | +2.8% | 1,300 | No formal educational credential |
| Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $61,770 | +4.3% | 1,000 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Aircraft cargo handling supervisors Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $58,170 | +9.2% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers No bachelor's needed | $68,840 | +0.8% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Ship engineers No bachelor's needed | $109,530 | +2.7% | 900 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Subway and streetcar operators Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $86,380 | +3.7% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Traffic technicians Strong outlook No bachelor's needed | $59,090 | +4.0% | 900 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Bridge and lock tenders No bachelor's needed | $57,700 | -2.3% | 300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators No bachelor's needed | $77,320 | +2.1% | 300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Hoist and winch operators No bachelor's needed | $56,450 | +0.2% | 300 | No formal educational credential |
| Motorboat operators No bachelor's needed | $47,520 | +4.9% | 300 | Postsecondary nondegree award |
| Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers No bachelor's needed | $60,600 | +0.8% | 300 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Dredge operators No bachelor's needed | $49,640 | +0.7% | 100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
| Rail transportation workers, all other No bachelor's needed | $56,360 | +4.4% | 100 | High school diploma or equivalent |
Median yearly pay is from May 2025, for all workers at every experience level: half earn more, half less. Growth and openings are BLS projections for 2025 to 2035; openings include jobs that come open as people retire or change careers.
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