600+ Transportation & Delivery Jobs in Washington, DC

The cleanest local benchmark is BLS: transportation and material moving occupations in the Washington metro paid a median $23.96/hour in May 2025, with a 25th percentile of $18.25 and a 75th percentile of $27.16. More recent local posting data puts hourly-paid roles around about $21 to $24 / hour, while an estimated delivery-driver median sits at $46,360 a year; broader posted annual ranges center on about $80k to $95k because the category also captures higher-paid specialized and supervisory roles.

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Advertised pay

Across the 314 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $41,600 at the 25th percentile, $55,120 at the median and $75,690 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market for Transportation & Delivery job seekers in Washington: there are real local openings across route delivery, CDL driving, transit, airport, and employer-run fleets, with more than 1,100 postings across more than 350 companies in the last 90 days and current named openings on Alexandria's workforce board. It is not an easy market overall, though. National transportation & delivery postings were down 14.8% year-over-year in July 2026, and most local hiring still skews toward entry-level, on-site roles rather than remote or managerial openings. Pay is workable for qualified drivers but not especially rich relative to local costs: BLS puts local transportation and material moving pay at $23.96 an hour, while the metro cost of living sits 37% above the national average.

Best positioned: Candidates with a clean driving record, CDL A or B or a fast path to one, and willingness to work on-site route or transit schedules have the best odds right now, especially where employers are offering sign-on bonuses or hazmat premiums.

Main caution: Do not assume the category's annual posting ranges describe a typical delivery-driver paycheck; this bucket mixes standard hourly driver jobs with higher-paid specialized and supervisory roles.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 629 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Dominos: 89 open roles
2. Domino's: 78 open roles
3. Gopuff: 68 open roles
4. MedSpeed: 30 open roles
5. Ryder System, Inc.: 20 open roles
6. 4th Day Trucking: 19 open roles
7. Papa Johns: 17 open roles
8. Ryderscs: 14 open roles
9. Gopuff Becomes First Instant Commerce Company: 11 open roles
10. Impact Fulfillment Services: 6 open roles

Where the openings are

• Baltimore: 60
• Washington: 43
• Silver Spring: 31
• Alexandria: 27
• Manassas: 24
• Glen Burnie: 22
• Fairfax: 20
• Hanover: 17

Work arrangement

on-site 597 (96%), remote 21 (3%), hybrid 2 (0%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated less in one dominant employer and more in a few submarkets. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 1,100 Transportation & Delivery postings across more than 350 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. In the sampled mix, food & beverage accounts for about 50% of postings, transportation about 20%, restaurants about 10%, logistics about 5%, and retail about 5%. That means the easiest openings are often route and delivery jobs, not premium fleet or management roles. The next-best pocket is infrastructure and fleet operators. Alexandria's workforce board currently shows transportation-linked hiring from Allied Universal, QXO, Alsco Uniforms, Transurban, Walgreens, and MWAA, while WMATA, United Airlines, and Amazon also appear as active local recruiters for operators and material handlers. These jobs can be better stepping-stones than food delivery, but the market is still overwhelmingly on-site and entry-skewed, with about 95% or more of postings on-site and about 90% at entry level.

• Food, beverage, and restaurant delivery (high): This is the biggest volume pocket locally, with food & beverage at about 50% of sampled postings and restaurants at about 10%, so it is the easiest entry point but also the most crowded.
• Transit, airport, and infrastructure operators (moderate): WMATA, United Airlines, Amazon, MWAA, and Transurban-related signals point to a meaningful lane for operators, handlers, and fleet-facing roles beyond simple last-mile delivery.
• CDL route and service delivery (high): Current named recruiting from QXO, Alsco Uniforms, and Pulse Transportation suggests a solid market for Class A or B drivers, especially if you can handle local or regional route work.
• Supervisory and management tracks (limited): These roles exist, but they are the minority locally because only about 10% of postings are mid-level and less than 5% are senior.

Where to focus: Focus first on CDL or route-service openings that sit one notch above gig delivery—WMATA-style operators, QXO or Pulse or Alsco route roles, and airport or toll-road linked fleets—because they offer clearer ladders and less commodity competition than app-like or restaurant-only delivery work.

Roles worth searching next

• Logistics coordinator: It uses route knowledge, timing discipline, documentation, and customer handoff experience, and the same market is increasingly shaped by route optimization and logistics technology skills.
• Transportation planner: This is a nearby lane for people who understand routes, curb space, mobility problems, and operating realities from the field.
• Fleet or transportation manager trainee: Good fit for experienced drivers who already manage schedules, compliance, vendor handoffs, or small teams, especially as telematics and safety systems become more central.
• Freight forwarding or documentation specialist: If you like the shipment side more than the driving side, this uses transportation knowledge while moving into paperwork, coordination, and exception handling.

What postings ask for

• Commercial Driver's License (CDL) (table_stakes | immediate): CDL remains the clearest gatekeeper for better local driver jobs, and current Washington-area recruiting explicitly calls for Class A and B drivers. Who: Anyone aiming to move above basic delivery into route, fleet, or specialized driving work.
• Clean driver's license and motor vehicle record (table_stakes | immediate): Local postings often understate it, but demand signals still center on valid licenses, clean records, and safe-driving reliability. Who: Entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Route optimization and navigation (table_stakes | immediate): Driving and navigation are among the most requested local skills, and route optimization appears in about 25% of sampled postings. Who: All drivers, couriers, and route-relief candidates.
• Cash handling and customer service (differentiator | immediate): Because about 50% of sampled openings sit in food & beverage and about 10% in restaurants, cash handling and customer service materially affect callback rates. Who: Entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Food safety (differentiator | immediate): Food safety shows up in about 20% of local skill mentions, which makes it a quick edge in the biggest hiring segment. Who: Candidates targeting restaurant, beverage, grocery, and catering routes.
• Hazmat or specialized cargo certification (premium | near-term): Specialized endorsements are one of the clearest ways to separate from generic applicants, and a local employer is advertising a $1/hour hazmat premium. Who: Mid-career drivers or anyone moving from parcel work into commercial route work.

Questions about this market

What do Transportation & Delivery roles pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

The cleanest local benchmark is BLS: transportation and material moving occupations in the Washington metro paid a median $23.96/hour in May 2025, with a 25th percentile of $18.25 and a 75th percentile of $27.16. More recent local posting data puts hourly-paid roles around about $21 to $24 / hour, while an estimated delivery-driver median sits at $46,360 a year; broader posted annual ranges center on about $80k to $95k because the category also captures higher-paid specialized and supervisory roles. In Washington, that means many frontline driver jobs pay well below the metro-wide mean wage of $44.20/hour, even before you factor in a cost of living that is 37% above the national average.

Where is demand for Transportation & Delivery roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated less in one dominant employer and more in a few submarkets. Over the last 90 days, the metro showed more than 1,100 Transportation & Delivery postings across more than 350 companies, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by one firm. In the sampled mix, food & beverage accounts for about 50% of postings, transportation about 20%, restaurants about 10%, logistics about 5%, and retail about 5%. That means the easiest openings are often route and delivery jobs, not premium fleet or management roles. The next-best pocket is infrastructure and fleet operators. Alexandria's workforce board currently shows transportation-linked hiring from Allied Universal, QXO, Alsco Uniforms, Transurban, Walgreens, and MWAA, while WMATA, United Airlines, and Amazon also appear as active local recruiters for operators and material handlers. These jobs can be better stepping-stones than food delivery, but the market is still overwhelmingly on-site and entry-skewed, with about 95% or more of postings on-site and about 90% at entry level.

Which employers are hiring the most Transportation & Delivery talent in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (350 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Transportation & Delivery roles in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 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.

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