Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Career, Salary and Skills
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $37,290 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 248,530. Wage data is published for 434 locations.
Occupation description
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.
O*NET code
53-3053.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$37,290
Hourly median
$17.93
Employment
248,530
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Active Listening | 3.38 | 2.88 |
| Monitoring | 3.25 | 3.12 |
| Operation and Control | 3.25 | 2.38 |
| Critical Thinking | 3.25 | 2.88 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.12 | 3.00 |
| Speaking | 3.12 | 2.75 |
| Service Orientation | 3.12 | 2.75 |
| Operations Monitoring | 3.12 | 2.38 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Coordination | 2.88 | 2.88 |
Typical tasks
- Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
- Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
- Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.
- Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
- Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
- Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.
- Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
Technology
- Actsoft Comet Tracker
- AOL MapQuest
- Digital Dispatch
- Easy Dispatch
- EventHelix WebTaxi
- Global positioning system GPS software
- GPC Autocab
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Windows
- Mobile Knowledge Cabmate
- PC Dispatch
- Penchant Software dispatchOffice
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in CAMedian $44,730 · Employment 29,940
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in New York, NYMedian $45,410 · Employment 18,760
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in NYMedian $44,160 · Employment 18,130
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in FLMedian $34,660 · Employment 15,490
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in PAMedian $34,230 · Employment 14,410
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in TXMedian $35,600 · Employment 13,240
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in MAMedian $43,590 · Employment 12,620
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in Los Angeles, CAMedian $44,460 · Employment 11,590
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in OHMedian $33,530 · Employment 10,450
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in NJMedian $39,470 · Employment 9,330
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in Boston, MAMedian $43,590 · Employment 7,970
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in ILMedian $37,590 · Employment 7,840
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.