300+ Transportation & Delivery Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Government data shows the broad local occupation family at $23.33 per hour in May 2025, versus $31.34 across all occupations in the metro and $23.96 nationwide for the same occupation family. Inside that average, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers were far better paid at $30.36 per hour, or $63,160 annually. Current posting-based signals are mixed: hourly roles center on about $20 to $22 / hour locally, a Greenwood Amazon Freight Partner posting advertised $22-$25 per hour, and salary-posted jobs center on about $88k to $90k.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 198 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $45,760 at the 25th percentile, $63,440 at the median and $86,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Indianapolis is still a real Transportation & Delivery market because the metro had 142,400 transportation and material moving jobs in May 2025, equal to 12.9% of local employment, and recent hiring was spread across more than 200 companies. But it is not an easy market right now: Indiana Transportation & Delivery postings were down 15.5% year over year in July 2026 and employment in the occupation family was down 1.3% statewide, while local WARN notices tied to the Radial fulfillment center point to added near-term competition for some frontline roles. For most job seekers, this is a workable market if you are flexible on schedule, willing to work on-site, and targeting route, CDL, or last-mile roles rather than waiting for remote or senior openings.

Best positioned: Applicants with a clean driving record, customer-facing route experience, and either a Class A CDL or a clear path into CDL work have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the category-wide salary numbers reflect typical delivery jobs when much of the volume is still entry-level, on-site, and clustered in food delivery or route work.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 344 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Ryder System, Inc.: 29 open roles
2. Dominos: 28 open roles
3. Domino's: 28 open roles
4. Gopuff: 28 open roles
5. Ryderscs: 23 open roles
6. J.B. Hunt: 14 open roles
7. Gopuff Becomes First Instant Commerce Company: 7 open roles
8. Impact Fulfillment Services: 7 open roles
9. Now Courier, Inc.: 7 open roles
10. Penske Corporation: 7 open roles

Where the openings are

• Indianapolis: 226
• Plainfield: 18
• Greenfield: 11
• Greenwood: 9
• Carmel: 9
• Fishers: 8
• Lawrence: 6
• Beech Grove: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 329 (96%), remote 12 (4%)

Where the demand is

The first thing to know is that Indianapolis really does have scale here. The metro had 142,400 transportation and material moving jobs in May 2025, equal to 12.9% of local employment, and the recent hiring sample still showed more than 600 postings across more than 200 companies. That is enough breadth to give job seekers multiple entry points, but it does not mean every sub-role is equally strong. Most visible demand is concentrated in high-churn operational work. In the local postings sample, about 50% of roles were in food & beverage and about 30% were in transportation, with smaller shares in logistics and manufacturing. Dominos alone accounted for more than 200 postings, which tells you how much of the accessible market sits in recurring route and delivery demand rather than white-collar transport planning. The better-paid slice is narrower. Greenwood showed rapidly expanding Class A demand through an Amazon Freight Partner posting at $22-$25 per hour, and Saia opened a new LTL terminal in Edinburgh in May 2026, reinforcing the south-of-Indianapolis freight corridor. But local postings are still heavily entry-level, with about 85% at entry and about 15% at mid level, so true dispatcher, lead, or manager openings are much thinner than the category label may suggest.

• Food and beverage delivery routes (high): This is the biggest visible hiring pool, with food & beverage making up about 50% of local postings and Dominos standing out as a major named employer.
• CDL trucking, freight-partner, and LTL driving (moderate): This segment is smaller but pays better, supported by local heavy-truck wage data, active Greenwood Class A hiring, and the new Saia terminal in Edinburgh.
• Dispatch, fleet coordination, and higher-salary operational roles (limited): These roles exist, but they are the minority inside a market where about 85% of postings are entry-level and salary-posted jobs can overrepresent the management slice.

Where to focus: If you need a job quickly, focus first on on-site route and delivery employers; if you can invest in specialization, move toward CDL and LTL corridors around Greenwood, Edinburgh, and the broader west-side last-mile network.

Roles worth searching next

• Logistics coordinator: It is a reasonable pivot for drivers or route workers who already understand handoffs, timing, exceptions, and dock-to-customer flow.
• Shipping and receiving lead: If your strength is load accuracy, inventory movement, and pace rather than road time, this is a natural bridge.
• Route planning or last-mile operations coordinator: Drivers who understand stop density, customer issues, and route delays often transition well into planning support roles.
• Carrier or fleet-tech customer support: As carriers adopt AI-assisted dispatch and digital workflow tools, practical transportation experience becomes useful in support and success roles tied to those systems.

What postings ask for

• Class A CDL (premium | immediate): It is the clearest credential separating the higher-paying trucking slice from basic delivery work; local postings most often cite Class A CDL among named certifications, and truck-driving wages sit well above the occupation-family average. Who: Entry-level workers who want to move beyond app delivery, and mid-career drivers who want better pay and steadier demand.
• Valid driver's license plus safe driving (table_stakes | immediate): A valid driver's license is a recurring credential signal locally, and safe driving is the single most requested skill in the local posting mix. Who: Everyone in the category, especially career switchers coming from retail, hospitality, or warehouse work.
• Food safety (differentiator | immediate): Food safety shows up frequently in local postings, which makes sense in a market where about half of visible hiring is in food & beverage delivery. Who: Applicants targeting pizza, restaurant, grocery, and prepared-food route roles.
• Inventory organization and basic math (table_stakes | immediate): These skills map directly to loading accuracy, handheld-scanner work, route reconciliation, and package accountability, and both appear often in local postings. Who: Entry-level applicants and warehouse-to-driver switchers.
• Customer service and communication (differentiator | immediate): Final-mile work is still customer-facing, and local employers repeatedly ask for customer service and communication in addition to driving basics. Who: Anyone targeting residential delivery, medical courier, or food-service routes.
• Time management and multi-tasking (differentiator | immediate): These are practical route-execution skills in a market with heavy on-site work, frequent delivery windows, and a lot of entry-level screening based on operational reliability. Who: Entry-level applicants competing for volume hiring and switchers who need to prove readiness fast.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Government data shows the broad local occupation family at $23.33 per hour in May 2025, versus $31.34 across all occupations in the metro and $23.96 nationwide for the same occupation family. Inside that average, heavy and tractor-trailer truck drivers were far better paid at $30.36 per hour, or $63,160 annually. Current posting-based signals are mixed: hourly roles center on about $20 to $22 / hour locally, a Greenwood Amazon Freight Partner posting advertised $22-$25 per hour, and salary-posted jobs center on about $88k to $90k. This is a market where accessible jobs are common, but median-quality pay is usually tied to trucking specialization, route density, or added responsibility rather than basic delivery alone. Indianapolis' cost-of-living index of 90 helps those wages stretch further than in pricier metros.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN concentrated?

The first thing to know is that Indianapolis really does have scale here. The metro had 142,400 transportation and material moving jobs in May 2025, equal to 12.9% of local employment, and the recent hiring sample still showed more than 600 postings across more than 200 companies. That is enough breadth to give job seekers multiple entry points, but it does not mean every sub-role is equally strong. Most visible demand is concentrated in high-churn operational work. In the local postings sample, about 50% of roles were in food & beverage and about 30% were in transportation, with smaller shares in logistics and manufacturing. Dominos alone accounted for more than 200 postings, which tells you how much of the accessible market sits in recurring route and delivery demand rather than white-collar transport planning. The better-paid slice is narrower. Greenwood showed rapidly expanding Class A demand through an Amazon Freight Partner posting at $22-$25 per hour, and Saia opened a new LTL terminal in Edinburgh in May 2026, reinforcing the south-of-Indianapolis freight corridor. But local postings are still heavily entry-level, with about 85% at entry and about 15% at mid level, so true dispatcher, lead, or manager openings are much thinner than the category label may suggest.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (200 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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