Taxi Drivers — Career Decision Dashboard
United States
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Report generated from official BLS OEWS and O*NET data — United States.
Median annual wage
$42,100
United States, 2025
Employment
41,050
United States, 2025
Typical education
Not recorded
Job Zone 2
Skills identified
0
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Career overview
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
- O*NET code
- 53-3054.00
- Job zone
- 2
- Experience required
- Not recorded
Typical tasks
- Complete accident reports when necessary.
- Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.
- Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
- Determine fares based on trip distances and times, using taximeters and fee schedules, and announce fares to passengers.
- Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
- Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
- Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
- Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.
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Salary analysis — United States
10th percentile
$34,650
25th percentile
$37,790
75th percentile
$60,960
90th percentile
$75,800
Most important skills
No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation.
What skills do you need?
No skill ratings are recorded for this occupation in the current O*NET release.
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Compare with Taxi DriversHow salary varies by location
| Location | Median | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| TX | $48,740 | 460 | 2025 |
| Las Vegas, NV | $44,800 | 2,960 | 2025 |
| NV | $44,800 | 2,980 | 2025 |
| CO | $43,490 | 60 | 2025 |
| NY | $41,570 | — | 2025 |
| NH | $41,510 | 80 | 2025 |
| CA | $39,260 | 3,880 | 2025 |
| Kansas City, MO | $38,020 | 130 | 2025 |
| MO | $37,560 | 200 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | $37,420 | 150 | 2025 |
| OR | $37,120 | 240 | 2025 |
| ME | $36,960 | 50 | 2025 |
| NC | $36,950 | 120 | 2025 |
| MD | $36,900 | 50 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | $36,770 | 150 | 2025 |
| IL | $36,770 | 190 | 2025 |
| MI | $36,670 | 90 | 2025 |
| UT | $36,390 | 110 | 2025 |
| AZ | $36,120 | 950 | 2025 |
| MN | $35,710 | 150 | 2025 |
Career transition paths
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Build a transition comparisonCareer and skills data: O*NET 31.0.
Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, 2025 (May 2025 release).
Figures are periodic published survey snapshots, not real-time market rates.