Career field
Transportation & Logistics careers
Occupations that move people and goods and support logistics. CampusPin lists 50 transportation & logistics occupations, with median pay ranging from $34,330 to $226,600 per year (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2024). Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage or a guarantee.
Occupations
50
indexed BLS occupations
Median pay range
$34,330–$226,600
BLS 2024, occupation-wide
Typical pay (midpoint)
$52,095
median of these medians
Most common entry education
High school diploma or equivalent
across 50 occupations
Projected to grow fastest
BLS projected employment change, 2024–2034.
- Taxi drivers+11.1%
- Flight attendants+9.2%
- Driver/sales workers+8.8%
- Stockers and order fillers+8.5%
- Light truck drivers+7.3%
Largest by employment
BLS employment estimate, 2024.
Typical entry-level education
How many of these occupations BLS classifies at each typical entry-level education. Many roles also have experience or licensure requirements beyond a degree.
- High school diploma or equivalent: 26
- No formal educational credential: 17
- Postsecondary nondegree award: 5
- Bachelor's degree: 1
- Associate's degree: 1
Occupations in this field
- Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers$226,600
- Air traffic controllers$144,580
- Commercial pilots$122,670
- Ship engineers$101,320
- Transportation inspectors$85,750
- Captains, mates, and pilots of water vessels$85,540
- Subway and streetcar operators$84,830
- Locomotive engineers$77,400
- Railroad conductors and yardmasters$74,080
- Gas compressor and gas pumping station operators$71,510
- Wellhead pumpers$70,010
- Flight attendants$67,130
- Crane and tower operators$66,370
- Railroad brake, signal, and switch operators and locomotive firers$65,480
- Aircraft cargo handling supervisors$63,940
- First-line supervisors of transportation and material moving workers, except aircraft cargo handling supervisors$61,890
- Pump operators, except wellhead pumpers$60,020
- Bridge and lock tenders$58,490
- Traffic technicians$58,480
- Tank car, truck, and ship loaders$58,070
- Rail yard engineers, dinkey operators, and hostlers$58,030
- Bus drivers, transit and intercity$57,440
- Heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers$57,440
- Airfield operations specialists$56,750
- Hoist and winch operators$52,310
- Motorboat operators$51,880
- Sailors and marine oilers$49,610
- Rail transportation workers, all other$49,330
- Dredge operators$48,430
- Refuse and recyclable material collectors$48,350
- Bus drivers, school$47,040
- Industrial truck and tractor operators$46,390
- Light truck drivers$44,140
- Material moving workers, all other$41,690
- Aircraft service attendants$41,540
- Conveyor operators and tenders$41,230
- Machine feeders and offbearers$39,700
- Transportation workers, all other$39,630
- Laborers and freight, stock, and material movers, hand$38,940
- Passenger attendants$37,560
- Driver/sales workers$37,130
- Stockers and order fillers$37,090
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs$36,670
- Motor vehicle operators, all other$36,260
- Taxi drivers$36,220
- Packers and packagers, hand$35,580
- Cleaners of vehicles and equipment$35,270
- Automotive and watercraft service attendants$34,850
- Parking attendants$34,600
- Ambulance drivers and attendants, except emergency medical technicians$34,330
Majors that lead into this field
CampusPin majors whose program maps to occupations in this field via the federal CIP–SOC crosswalk.
Frequently asked questions
What careers are in the transportation & logistics field?
CampusPin lists 50 transportation & logistics occupations from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, including Airline pilots, copilots, and flight engineers, Air traffic controllers, Commercial pilots, Ship engineers. Each links to a career page with median pay, projected job growth, and typical entry-level education.
How much do transportation & logistics careers pay?
Across these occupations, BLS 2024 median pay ranges from $34,330 to $226,600 per year, with a midpoint (the median of the occupations' medians) near $52,095. Median pay is occupation-wide, not a starting wage, and varies by state, employer, and experience.
What education do transportation & logistics careers require?
Typical entry-level education varies by occupation; the most common in this field is high school diploma or equivalent. 26 occupations list high school diploma or equivalent; 17 occupations list no formal educational credential; 5 occupations list postsecondary nondegree award; 1 occupation list bachelor's degree; 1 occupation list associate's degree.
Which transportation & logistics careers are projected to grow fastest?
Over 2024–2034, BLS projects the fastest growth for Taxi drivers (+11.1%), Flight attendants (+9.2%), Driver/sales workers (+8.8%), Stockers and order fillers (+8.5%), Light truck drivers (+7.3%). Projections are BLS model estimates, not guarantees.
Put this field in context
The pay and growth numbers above are field-wide BLS medians and national projections across transportation & logistics occupations, not a starting salary or a guarantee for any single job. These CampusPin guides explain how to read them and how a field connects to majors and college choices.
Why a median wage is not a starting salary
How to read a BLS median, and why early-career pay usually sits below it.
How one major connects to many careers
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Does a pricier college pay off?
How college cost lines up with graduation and earnings, an association, not a ranking.
Compare cost, earnings, and debt together
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Occupation data is from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections program (Employment Projections); wages are 2024 and projections cover 2024–2034. Figures are national, not institution-specific, and projections are estimates, not guarantees.