Compare careers
Factual side-by-side attributes from the imported O*NET and BLS OEWS datasets. No career is ranked or recommended.
Career A (or your current career)
Taxi Drivers
Career B (or your target career)
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
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Comparison table
| Metric | Taxi Drivers | Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers |
|---|---|---|
| National median salary | $42,100 | $58,640 |
| Local median salary | Not published | Not published |
| National employment | 41,050 | 2,062,040 |
| Typical education | Not recorded | High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED) |
| Job zone | 2 | 2 |
| Important skills | Not recorded | Operations Monitoring, Operation and Control, Monitoring, Reading Comprehension, Troubleshooting |
| Related careers | Transportation Vehicle, Equipment and Systems Inspectors, Except Aviation, Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers, Rail Car Repairers, Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers | Pile Driver Operators, Crane and Tower Operators, Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters, Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity |
Career transition: skill overlap
Skill overlap
0%
0 of 8 target skills
Target-only skills
8
Current-only skills
0
Skill overlap compares O*NET skills rated at importance 3.0 or above for each occupation. It is a measure of listed skill overlap, not a probability of getting the job.
Shared skills
- None
Only in Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
- Operations Monitoring
- Operation and Control
- Monitoring
- Troubleshooting
- Speaking
- Time Management
- Reading Comprehension
- Critical Thinking
Only in Taxi Drivers
- None