Career Atlas USA

Best Careers for Transportation/Machine Operation Interests

A more specific interest area within Realistic.

748 occupations, ranked by how strongly they match this interest type, per O*NET RIASEC data.

  1. 1Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640
  2. 2Locomotive Engineers$81,410
  3. 3Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050
  4. 4Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,420
  5. 5Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers$60,600
  6. 6Taxi Drivers$42,100
  7. 7Logging Equipment Operators$49,740
  8. 8Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290
  9. 9Subway and Streetcar Operators$86,380
  10. 10Bus Drivers, School$47,920
  11. 11Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$68,840
  12. 12Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,850
  13. 13Commercial Pilots$123,220
  14. 14Light Truck Drivers$44,860
  15. 15Motorboat Operators$47,520
  16. 16Agricultural Equipment Operators$41,730
  17. 17Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$53,340
  18. 18Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$232,140
  19. 19Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$49,690
  20. 20Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$92,460
  21. 21Ship Engineers$109,530
  22. 22Highway Maintenance Workers$50,260
  23. 23Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$57,430
  24. 24Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$58,870
  25. 25Loading and Moving Machine Operators, Underground Mining$74,500
  26. 26Driver/Sales Workers$38,770
  27. 27Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$35,450
  28. 28Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$78,000
  29. 29Crane and Tower Operators$68,080
  30. 30Dredge Operators$49,640
  31. 31Continuous Mining Machine Operators$61,810
  32. 32Pile Driver Operators$73,300
  33. 33Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$70,070
  34. 34Couriers and Messengers$39,200
  35. 35Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$60,190
  36. 36Service Unit Operators, Oil and Gas$58,160
  37. 37Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$49,880
  38. 38Aircraft Service Attendants$40,450
  39. 39Agricultural Technicians$49,630
  40. 40Sailors and Marine Oilers$51,520
  41. 41Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$95,320
  42. 42Helpers--Extraction Workers$47,730
  43. 43Pipelayers$49,000
  44. 44Postal Service Mail Carriers$60,550
  45. 45Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$49,450
  46. 46Emergency Medical Technicians$44,470
  47. 47Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$76,210
  48. 48Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$35,660
  49. 49Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$58,170
  50. 50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$40,240

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Source: O*NET 30.3 Database, Career Interest Types (RIASEC). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license.