Headline risk
1%
Very Low RiskTaxi drivers
United States AI Work Index tracks this occupation on the shared structural baseline and then layers on local demand resilience, wages, and confidence.
Why This Score
Share of job tasks that overlap with current AI capabilities
Median annual wage
Projected employment change over 10 years
Typical preparation needed for this occupation
Occupation profile
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
Task evidence
Task primitive coverage is not published for this occupation.
Scores combine AI task overlap, human advantages, and local demand. How it works
United States Now
Median Wage
USD 36,220
Employment 2024
204.0K
Projected Change (2024–34)
11.1%
Openings (2024–34)
22.6K
Wage distribution
Demand outlook
Overall employment of taxi drivers, shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Role Profile
Technologies
Requirements
Worker profile
Median age 46.5 · 575K employed
Under 25: 3% · 25–54: 67% · 55+: 29%
Related
No direct US role match is available yet for this occupation.
Source coverage
9/11 source families · O*NET 30.2 / OEWS 2024 / ORS 2025 / OOH 2025-08-28 / Projections 2024-34 / CPS 2025 / Anthropic task penetration
Mapping quality
major_group_fallback · employment series present
Narrative & sources
Taxi drivers (including ride-hailing drivers), shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs transport people to and from the places they need to go.
Some taxi drivers, shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs work part time. Work schedules vary and may include early mornings, evenings, or weekends.
Taxi drivers, shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs typically have no formal educational requirements. They typically get brief on-the-job training. They also may need a special driver’s license, such as a taxi or limousine license.
The median annual wage for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs was $36,670 in May 2024.
Overall employment of taxi drivers, shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs is projected to grow 9 percent from 2024 to 2034, much faster than the average for all occupations.
Published limitations
This page shows the local country layer, not realised individual job outcomes. The global structural baseline is shared across countries; only the local demand and wage layer changes here.
Built from O*NET occupation descriptions, task statements, technology skills, work context, Job Zones, Anthropic task penetration, BLS OEWS wages, BLS projection tables, BLS ORS requirements, BLS OOH narrative content, BLS skills data, and BLS CPS occupation age tables.