800+ Transportation & Delivery Jobs in New York, NY

Direct local government data puts metro median pay for transportation and material moving occupations at $23.96 an hour and mean pay at $27.92 in May 2025. Recent local posting samples place hourly roles around about $22 to $25 an hour, while one current CDL example shows $23–$26 starting hourly pay plus a $3,000 sign-on bonus, and a Newark trucking guide places local/city CDL work around $60,000 to $74,000 a year. Broader annual posting bands around about $85k to $95k reflect a mix of driver, dispatcher, and manager roles rather than typical route-driver pay.

Full July 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 451 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $36,400 at the 25th percentile, $48,880 at the median and $67,600 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

Live from the Callings.ai index of over 13 million postings, refreshed hourly and re-checked here nightly. Roles that close are dropped at the next refresh.

Showing 30 of 250+ openings.

Open all in AI Job Search

What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is still a very large local market: the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro had 363,160 transportation and material moving jobs in May 2025, representing about 8.8% of employment. But the near-term hiring picture is cooler than that stock size suggests: metro trade, transportation, and utilities employment was down -0.5067% year over year in June 2026, and New York Transportation & Delivery postings were down 10.3% year over year in July 2026. Openings are still real rather than scarce—more than 1,500 postings across more than 450 companies were observed over the last 90 days—but most of that demand is entry-level, on-site, and concentrated in frontline delivery, food distribution, and trucking lanes rather than office-heavy operations roles.

Best positioned: The best odds right now go to candidates who can work on-site, start quickly, show a valid driver's license, and ideally bring CDL Class A/B or Newark-area drayage/container experience.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming the category's about $85k to $95k annual posting center reflects typical driver pay; most hourly roles cluster much lower, around about $22 to $25 an hour in the local sample.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 841 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Domino's: 140 open roles
2. Dominos: 135 open roles
3. Coastal Elite Pro: 58 open roles
4. Gopuff: 56 open roles
5. Gopuff Becomes First Instant Commerce Company: 24 open roles
6. Ryder System, Inc.: 21 open roles
7. Ups Job: 19 open roles
8. Parts Authority: 17 open roles
9. Ryderscs: 17 open roles
10. American Trucking: 10 open roles

Where the openings are

• New York: 229
• Edison: 41
• Newark: 36
• Piscataway: 17
• Bronx: 15
• Bethpage: 14
• Jersey City: 14
• Elizabeth: 14

Work arrangement

on-site 794 (96%), remote 26 (3%), hybrid 4 (0%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. In the local postings sample, food & beverage accounts for about 50% of Transportation & Delivery demand, followed by transportation at about 20%, logistics at about 10%, restaurants at about 5%, and retail at about 5%. That makes this a better market for route delivery, food distribution, and store-support moves than for office-based transportation management. Newark's port-linked trucking niche stands out inside the driver market. A local trucking guide listed 91 active positions in Newark, with 24 local/drayage openings and 18 container/port openings, pointing to real demand around short-haul, container, and port-connected work. Gig courier demand is also still visible through Sway contractor listings in Jersey City and Newark, but that path usually trades steadier pay and benefits for faster entry. What looks broad on paper is still mostly frontline in practice. About 90% of sampled postings were entry level and about 95% or more were on-site, so most candidates should expect route coverage, shift work, and physical presence rather than hybrid coordination jobs.

• Food distribution and route delivery (high): This is the deepest opportunity pool because about 50% of local sampled demand sits in food & beverage, where route coverage, order handling, and customer-facing delivery matter most.
• Port, drayage, and container trucking (high): Newark-specific signals point to real demand in local/drayage and container/port work, which favors CDL holders and candidates comfortable with docks, yards, and short-haul turns.
• Gig courier and contractor last-mile (moderate): Independent-contractor courier work is still active through Sway listings in Jersey City and Newark, making it a viable fast-entry option when W-2 hiring is slow.
• Salaried dispatcher and coordination roles (limited): These roles exist inside the category's broader annual salary band, but they are harder to win because the local sample skews heavily entry-level and only a small share of openings sit above that band.

Where to focus: Focus first on food distribution and Newark port/drayage lanes, then use gig courier work only as a fallback or bridge.

Roles worth searching next

• Logistics coordinator: This is a reasonable pivot because local Transportation & Delivery postings already emphasize order processing, inventory management, and timing discipline.
• Inventory control specialist: The overlap is strongest for candidates already handling scans, counts, order accuracy, and basic math in delivery or warehouse-linked work.
• Warehouse supervisor or shipping lead: Electric pallet jack experience and food-distribution exposure transfer well into shift-lead or dock-supervision paths.
• Operations coordinator in food distribution: Half of local sampled demand sits in food & beverage, so employer knowledge from delivery or night distribution work can transfer into operations support.

What postings ask for

• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly named credential in local postings, appearing in about 15% of ads that explicitly list a certification requirement. Who: Everyone targeting driver, courier, route, or field-delivery work.
• CDL Class A/B (premium | immediate): Current metro hiring examples explicitly target CDL Class A and B drivers, with local/city pay around $60,000 to $74,000 and one current employer advertising $23–$26 starting hourly pay plus a $3,000 sign-on bonus. Who: Drivers who want better odds in trucking, drayage, local city, or regional lanes.
• Navigation (table_stakes | immediate): Navigation appears in about 30% of local postings, making it a core screen for route and courier work. Who: Entry-level applicants, gig couriers, and anyone moving from retail or service work into delivery.
• Time management (table_stakes | immediate): Time management shows up in about 25% of local postings and matters because many roles are route- and delivery-window-driven. Who: All frontline applicants, especially those without direct transportation experience.
• Customer service (differentiator | near-term): Customer service appears in about 15% of local postings, which is a reminder that many delivery jobs are judged on handoff quality as well as safe driving. Who: Career switchers from retail, restaurants, hospitality, or call-center work.
• Inventory management and order processing (differentiator | near-term): Both skills show up in about 15% of local postings and become more valuable if you want to move from pure driving into warehouse-supported delivery or logistics-adjacent roles. Who: Candidates who want a bridge into coordinator, inventory, or warehouse-lead work later.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Direct local government data puts metro median pay for transportation and material moving occupations at $23.96 an hour and mean pay at $27.92 in May 2025. Recent local posting samples place hourly roles around about $22 to $25 an hour, while one current CDL example shows $23–$26 starting hourly pay plus a $3,000 sign-on bonus, and a Newark trucking guide places local/city CDL work around $60,000 to $74,000 a year. Broader annual posting bands around about $85k to $95k reflect a mix of driver, dispatcher, and manager roles rather than typical route-driver pay. For frontline drivers, couriers, and material movers, pay is real but not unusually rich for this metro. New York Transportation & Delivery openings had a mean offered salary of about $58,818 in July 2026, versus about $92,417 across all occupations in the state, so this category often pays below the broader hiring market unless you move into specialized CDL or salaried coordination roles.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ concentrated?

Opportunity is not evenly spread across this category. In the local postings sample, food & beverage accounts for about 50% of Transportation & Delivery demand, followed by transportation at about 20%, logistics at about 10%, restaurants at about 5%, and retail at about 5%. That makes this a better market for route delivery, food distribution, and store-support moves than for office-based transportation management. Newark's port-linked trucking niche stands out inside the driver market. A local trucking guide listed 91 active positions in Newark, with 24 local/drayage openings and 18 container/port openings, pointing to real demand around short-haul, container, and port-connected work. Gig courier demand is also still visible through Sway contractor listings in Jersey City and Newark, but that path usually trades steadier pay and benefits for faster entry. What looks broad on paper is still mostly frontline in practice. About 90% of sampled postings were entry level and about 95% or more were on-site, so most candidates should expect route coverage, shift work, and physical presence rather than hybrid coordination jobs.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (600 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Transportation & Delivery roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 4% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

Openings come from the Callings.ai live index of over 13 million jobs, refreshed hourly. This page searches postings from the last 30 days; run the search yourself to filter by anything else in plain language.

Explore related openings

Transportation & Delivery jobs in other metros

• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC
• Kansas City, MO-KS
• San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN
• Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA
• Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO
• Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
• Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX

Other roles in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ

• Engineering & Scientific
• Manufacturing, Construction & Field Services
• Data, Analytics & AI
• Healthcare Practitioners
• Software, IT & Cybersecurity
• Management, Product & Project
• Healthcare Support & Healthcare Administration
• Education & Training

Browse all job openings | Browse all job market reports