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Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Salary in Olympia, WA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Olympia, WA have a median annual salary of $38,260, with 160 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $35,500 at the 10th percentile to $48,530 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$38,260

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$18.40

Employment

160

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$35,500
10th
$37,970
25th
$38,260
Median
$43,370
75th
$48,530
90th

Local compared with national

Olympia, WA

$38,260

Median annual · 2025

United States

$37,290

Median annual · 2025

The Olympia, WA median is 2.6% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $970).

Top skills

  1. 1.Active ListeningImportance 3.4
  2. 2.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.MonitoringImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Operation and ControlImportance 3.3
  5. 5.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  6. 6.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.1
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.1
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.9
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  11. 11.Time ManagementImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Actsoft Comet Tracker
  • AOL MapQuest
  • Digital Dispatch
  • Easy Dispatch
  • EventHelix WebTaxi
  • Facebook
  • Global positioning system GPS software
  • GPC Autocab
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Windows
  • Mobile Knowledge Cabmate
  • PC Dispatch
  • Penchant Software dispatchOffice
  • Piccolo Software PiccoloTaxi

Common tasks

  • Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
  • 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.
  • Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
  • Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven fuel consumed, or fares received.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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