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Ground Transportation

Transportation & Materials Moving

Ground Transportation graduates with a undergrad cert typically earned about $50,516, measured a few years after finishing (median across US programs, College Scorecard).
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Median earnings by degree level

Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Certificate median $50,516, $43,948 to $56,567.$44k$50k$57kCertificate$50,516
Earnings range across schools, by degree levelEach row is a degree level: the bar is the middle half of schools' program medians (25th to 75th percentile) and the dot is the overall median. Certificate median $50,516, $43,948 to $56,567.$44k$50k$57kCertificate$50,516
DegreeMedian earningsTypical rangeSchoolsClear the bar
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$50,516$43,948 to $56,5678692%

"Clear the bar" is the share of programs whose graduates out-earn a typical high-school graduate (the federal earnings-premium test). Typical range is the 25th to 75th percentile of program medians.

Job outlook

Projected employment growth +2% (2025 to 2035), about 587,100 openings a year across the occupations this field commonly leads to.

OccupationMedian payGrowthOpenings/yr
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$58,640+3.8%214,500
Light Truck Drivers$44,860+6.3%107,200
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$46,420+1.5%64,700
Bus Drivers, School$47,920+0.7%56,500
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$59,850+4.6%39,200
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290+7.1%35,500

Occupation pay and outlook: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS wages, Employment Projections). A field maps to several occupations, and the same occupations serve many majors, so these are the jobs this major commonly leads to, not positions reserved for its graduates; the openings should not be added up across majors.

Where this is studied

The 8 colleges where the most students complete a ground transportation program, of 259 that report one. Ordered by number of completions only: this is where people study it, not a judgement about where to.

Earnings source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (release 2026-06-10), median earnings of graduates measured up to four years after completing. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise. Method: methodology. Report an error.