Taxi drivers & chauffeurs

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2017 Workforce

351k

Average Age

47.4

Estimated Job Growth

19.5%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$26,842

Average Male Salary

$27,790

Average Female Salary

$21,658

About

Taxi drivers & chauffeurs are most often employed by the Taxi & limousine service industry. The average yearly wage for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs was $26,842 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Taxi drivers & chauffeurs are Clark County (Central)--Spring Valley (East) PUMA, NV, NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs are NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 4--Elmhurst & Corona PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 3--Jackson Heights & East Elmhurst PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workforce. Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workforce in 2017 was 350,759 people, of which 15.5% were women and 84.5% were men.

Taxi drivers & chauffeurs are paid most in Mercer, Defiance, Williams, Van Wert & Paulding Counties PUMA, OH but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

296,539

Male Workforce

± 13.4k

54,220

Female Workforce

± 5.72k

The Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workforce in 2017 was 350,759 people (15.5% women and 84.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of 26.2% between 2014 (277,899) and 2017 (350,759).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs.

During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($63,877), New York ($31,615), and Nevada ($31,098).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$26,842

AVERAGE WAGE

#405 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Taxi drivers & chauffeurs earned an average of $26,842, $43,035 less than the average national salary of $69,878

In 2017, Taxi drivers & chauffeurs had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.415, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs compared to the entire workforce in the country.

Industry

Information on the industries that employ Taxi drivers & chauffeurs and on wages for those in the field. Taxi & limousine service is the industry that employs the most Taxi drivers & chauffeurs, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs, by average wage, is Labor unions ($94,116).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

351k

2017 Workforce

± 14,523

13.9%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 5.32%

This graphic shows the share of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs employed by various industries. Taxi & limousine service employs the largest share of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs at 87%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 4.78% and Bus service & urban transit with 4.23%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Taxi drivers & chauffeurs in the US. The workforce of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs in 2017 was 350,759 people, with 15.5% woman, and 84.5% men. The average age of male Taxi drivers & chauffeurs in the workforce is 47.8 and of female Taxi drivers & chauffeurs is 45.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs in 2017 was 350,759 people, with 15.5% woman, and 84.5% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 45 to 49 years (41,060 people), 50 to 54 years (40,744 people), and 55 to 59 years (40,662 people). Among them they concentrated 34.9% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 19.9% of Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workers were Hispanic and 80.1% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (36.9%), Dominican (13.7)%, and Puerto Rican (12.7)%

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Races

In 2017, 53.1% of the Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workforce were White, of which 16.9% were women and 83.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (25.5%) and Asian (10.8%).

Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Theology.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Taxi drivers & chauffeurs in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,349 people), Engineering (6,114 people), and Social Sciences (5,976 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workers were High School or Equivalent (126,557 people), Some college (93,804 people), and Bachelors Degree (47,384 people).

The graphic shows the Taxi drivers & chauffeurs workforce by gender and educational level.

Projections

Projections on job growth for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs are expected to see a growth of 19.5% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs.

19.5%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Taxi drivers & chauffeurs. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.