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Fields of study · Transportation and Materials Moving

Ground Transportation

CIP 49.02. 307 colleges reported awards in this field, totaling 22,148 awards in the latest award year.

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Award levels

Where this field is awarded, and what graduates earned

Earnings are national medians for graduates of this field at this level, measured four years after they finished, among students who received federal aid and were working. They describe past graduates across all schools, not one school and not you.

LevelCollegesAwardsMedian earningsMiddle range
Certificate30322,048$52,118$28,154 to $74,052
Associate15100$59,881$45,410 to $78,006
Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
Most recent reported cohorts
Scope
Reported for this field of study

National median earnings for this field and credential level, 4 years after completion, across every institution that awards it.

Colleges

Colleges that awarded Ground Transportation credentials

Listed by awards conferred in the latest award year, which shows size rather than quality. A larger program is not a better program. 0 of these colleges report at least one credential in this field that can be finished fully online.

Advanced Career InstitutePrivate for-profit, Less than 2-year · Visalia, CA · Certificate
1,031 awards$53,102 median 4 years out
All-State Career SchoolPrivate for-profit, 2-year · Essington, PA · Certificate
350 awards$53,269 median 4 years out
All-State Career-BaltimorePrivate for-profit, Less than 2-year · Baltimore, MD · Certificate
293 awards$52,835 median 4 years out
M T Training CenterPrivate for-profit, Less than 2-year · Grand Prairie, TX · Certificate
290 awards$33,149 median 4 years out

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97 of these programs have a published earnings figure. The rest are suppressed or not reported, usually because too few graduates were in the cohort to publish safely. A blank is not a low number.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
2023-24 award year
Scope
Reported for this field of study

Awards conferred in this field and at this level during the award year.

Related work

Kinds of work this field leads toward

These occupations are commonly linked to CIP 49.02. Wages are national medians across everyone in the occupation, not just recent graduates of this field, and they are not a placement record. Many people in these jobs studied something else.

OccupationGroupMedian wageEmployed
Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryEducational instruction and library$63,820114,110
Logging Equipment OperatorsFarming, fishing, and forestry$49,74021,060
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment OperatorsConstruction and extraction$53,34041,820
Pile Driver OperatorsConstruction and extraction$73,3002,310
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsConstruction and extraction$59,850478,090
Highway Maintenance WorkersConstruction and extraction$50,260154,960
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment OperatorsConstruction and extraction$70,07019,580
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningConstruction and extraction$57,43034,480
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and GasConstruction and extraction$60,19019,450
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and BlastersConstruction and extraction$61,3905,100
Continuous Mining Machine OperatorsConstruction and extraction$61,81014,000
Underground Mining Machine Operators, All OtherConstruction and extraction$70,1303,180
Extraction Workers, All OtherConstruction and extraction$57,0105,540
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversTransportation and material moving$58,6402,062,040
Light Truck DriversTransportation and material moving$44,860983,300

14 more occupations are linked to this field.

Year, scope, and limits
Cohort or year
May 2025
Scope
Reported for this occupation, nationally

National median wage across all workers in the occupation, not only recent graduates of one field. Wages vary by state, industry, and experience. A wage at or above 239,200 dollars a year is published only as at or above that figure.

Nearby fields

Air Transportation252 colleges · 10,815 awardsMarine Transportation27 colleges · 1,158 awardsTransportation and Materials Moving, Other8 colleges · 34 awards

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What this page cannot tell you

  • Awards conferred describe last year's graduates. A program can start, change, or close, so confirm the exact program, level, and start term with the college.
  • Earnings vary by state, employer, and role. One median hides a wide spread.
  • Program availability does not mean the program is offered every term or in your state.
  • Nothing here is a chance of admission or a promise of a job.