400+ Transportation & Delivery Jobs in Phoenix, AZ

Direct local government pay anchors are older: BLS recorded a $22.75 mean hourly wage for the metro's transportation and material moving group in May 2023, and the May 2025 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler BLS wage release is still the main official benchmark for occupation-level pay. Current market signals are more mixed: Phoenix delivery-driver guides sit around $16.00-$23.28 an hour with an average near $19.64, recent local postings showed $18 and $19 route-driver rates, local heavy truck driver pay is estimated around a $59,770 median annual wage, and broader posted salary ranges across this category center on about $74k to $82k because the category also captures higher-paid and more specialized roles.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 189 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $39,000 at the 25th percentile, $52,000 at the median and $67,600 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Phoenix remains a big Transportation & Delivery market, with 220,900 workers in transportation and material moving, equal to 8.7% of local nonfarm employment, and heavy truck driving alone accounted for 37,430 workers in the metro in the latest occupation estimates. Arizona's Trade, Transportation, and Utilities sector added 4,800 jobs year over year as of July 2026, but statewide Transportation & Delivery signals are cooler: employment was down 1.2% and active postings were down 14.2% year over year in August 2026, while Phoenix unemployment was 4.8% in July. That adds up to a market with real openings, but less room for generic applicants than a year ago.

Best positioned: The best odds right now belong to applicants with a Class A CDL plus safety, vehicle-inspection, and forklift experience who can work on-site and across local route or dedicated-delivery schedules.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming all "delivery" jobs pay like specialized trucking: recent local postings still show standard route-delivery roles around $18-$19 an hour, while the highest salary bands are concentrated in broader or more specialized parts of the category.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 412 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Gopuff: 42 open roles
2. Domino's: 38 open roles
3. Gopuff Becomes First Instant Commerce Company: 38 open roles
4. Domino's Inc.: 34 open roles
5. Guardian Pharmacy, LLC: 10 open roles
6. Redbone Trucking, Inc.: 8 open roles
7. Indoughwecrust: 7 open roles
8. Central Oregon Truck Company: 6 open roles
9. Parts Authority: 5 open roles
10. Waste Management, Inc.: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Phoenix: 147
• Chandler: 43
• Mesa: 30
• Tempe: 26
• Glendale: 25
• Gilbert: 22
• Tolleson: 20
• Scottsdale: 17

Work arrangement

on-site 342 (87%), remote 48 (12%), hybrid 4 (1%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant carrier. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 400 Transportation & Delivery postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The biggest slices of activity were in transportation itself (about 30%), logistics (about 15%), restaurants (about 10%), retail (about 10%), and education (about 10%), which means this market is broader than parcel delivery alone. The strongest immediate demand appears in two clusters. First is local and dedicated CDL work: Chandler and Mesa postings included urgent CDL-A hiring, a Home Depot flatbed role, and a dedicated home-nightly truck job with eight openings. Second is local route delivery tied to food, parts, and retail networks, with examples from Gila River, NAPA Auto Parts, National DCP, and a Phoenix Class C route role at $19 an hour. A third useful pocket sits in material-moving crossover jobs, since forklift operation and safety compliance each appear in about 15% of local postings. Because about 75% of postings are entry level and about 95% are on-site, the market favors people who can start quickly, pass driving and background screens, and show up reliably rather than people seeking remote coordination work.

• Local CDL-A and dedicated truck routes (high): Best current concentration for applicants with licensing, clean safety records, and equipment-specific experience such as flatbed or dry van.
• Food, retail, and parts route delivery (high): Good entry lane for non-CDL drivers, especially candidates who can handle customer stops, loading, and predictable local routes.
• Material-moving crossover roles (moderate): Useful bridge where forklift, inventory, and safety skills matter and can support a later move into higher-barrier transport roles.
• Remote or hybrid coordination work (limited): Limited in this market because the role mix is overwhelmingly on-site.

Where to focus: If you need a job fast, target fresh on-site openings in CDL-A and dedicated routes first; if you do not yet have a CDL, target food, parts, and Class C route-delivery employers and emphasize safety plus forklift overlap.

Roles worth searching next

• Shipping and receiving clerk: This is a realistic bridge because local Transportation & Delivery postings frequently ask for inventory management, forklift operation, and safety compliance.
• Logistics coordinator: Drivers and dispatch-adjacent workers already understand routing, timing, and exceptions, and the coordinator side is shifting toward oversight and problem solving as routine scheduling becomes more automated.
• Route sales representative: Phoenix demand is spread across restaurants, retail, and delivery-heavy local service accounts, so customer-facing route experience can transfer into sales-oriented territory roles.
• Inventory control specialist: Inventory and forklift skills already show up often in local Transportation & Delivery hiring, which makes inventory control a natural non-driving fallback or next step.

What postings ask for

• Class A CDL (premium | immediate): A CDL remains the core credential for heavy truck work nationally, and local postings still show Class A demand in Chandler and across Phoenix-area truck roles. Who: Career switchers and mid-career drivers who want access to the better-paying lane.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record (table_stakes | immediate): Even outside CDL work, local delivery hiring still depends on routine license eligibility, and valid driver's license requirements appear in local posting requirements. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance is one of the most commonly requested hard skills in Phoenix Transportation & Delivery postings, appearing in about 15% of the sample. Who: Everyone in this category, especially anyone applying to regulated or customer-facing route work.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | near-term): Forklift operation also shows up in about 15% of local postings, making it a strong crossover skill between transport, yard, and material-moving roles. Who: Career switchers, warehouse-adjacent applicants, and drivers who load or unload their own vehicles.
• Vehicle inspection (differentiator | immediate): Vehicle inspection appears in about 10% of local postings and is a strong screening signal for employers that care about damage prevention and safe dispatch. Who: CDL applicants, box-truck drivers, and anyone moving from gig work into formal route roles.
• Inventory management (differentiator | near-term): Inventory management appears in about 10% of local postings, which matters because many Phoenix jobs combine driving with loading, scanning, stocking, or parts handling. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers targeting parts, food, or retail routes.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Direct local government pay anchors are older: BLS recorded a $22.75 mean hourly wage for the metro's transportation and material moving group in May 2023, and the May 2025 Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler BLS wage release is still the main official benchmark for occupation-level pay. Current market signals are more mixed: Phoenix delivery-driver guides sit around $16.00-$23.28 an hour with an average near $19.64, recent local postings showed $18 and $19 route-driver rates, local heavy truck driver pay is estimated around a $59,770 median annual wage, and broader posted salary ranges across this category center on about $74k to $82k because the category also captures higher-paid and more specialized roles. In practice, Phoenix looks like a split market: everyday local delivery work clusters around roughly $18-$22 an hour, while CDL-heavy trucking can move closer to the upper $50k-to-mid $70k range.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant carrier. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 400 Transportation & Delivery postings across more than 250 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The biggest slices of activity were in transportation itself (about 30%), logistics (about 15%), restaurants (about 10%), retail (about 10%), and education (about 10%), which means this market is broader than parcel delivery alone. The strongest immediate demand appears in two clusters. First is local and dedicated CDL work: Chandler and Mesa postings included urgent CDL-A hiring, a Home Depot flatbed role, and a dedicated home-nightly truck job with eight openings. Second is local route delivery tied to food, parts, and retail networks, with examples from Gila River, NAPA Auto Parts, National DCP, and a Phoenix Class C route role at $19 an hour. A third useful pocket sits in material-moving crossover jobs, since forklift operation and safety compliance each appear in about 15% of local postings. Because about 75% of postings are entry level and about 95% are on-site, the market favors people who can start quickly, pass driving and background screens, and show up reliably rather than people seeking remote coordination work.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (None postings), Waste Management, Inc. (None postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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