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Shuttle Driver / Chauffeur

$37,290
median / year
$28,090 – $55,070
what most earn per year (10th–90th percentile)

What the job actually is

Drive passengers on fixed routes or on call in vans, shuttles, and cars, helping with luggage and directions.

You may also see this posted as: Chauffeur, Driver, Limo Driver (Limousine Driver), Shuttle Driver, Airport Shuttle Driver, Car Driver.

Where you work

Vans, shuttles, and cars

The hours

Shifts, some part-time and weekends

The day to day

What you'd actually spend time doing

  • 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.

Good fit if you like…

Realistic

working with tools, equipment, materials, or the physical world

Conventional

organizing information, following systems, and getting details right

Social

helping, teaching, caring for, or supporting other people

O*NET job zone 2 of 5

Some preparation—often a high school credential and on-the-job learning—is usually needed.

Work styles that matter most

DependabilityCautiousnessCooperationIntegrity

Software that shows up in the work

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By the numbers

May 2025 BLS wage & employment data · 2024–34 BLS employment projections.

Median pay
$37,290
per year
Hourly median
$17.93
per hour
What most earn
$28,090–$55,070
yearly, 10th to 90th percentile
Openings a year
~36,300
projected, 2024–34
Outlook to 2034
+6.7%
Faster than average
Working in the U.S.
248,530
people, nationwide

Openings a year counts new jobs plus the ones that open when people retire or move on — a truer picture of your odds than growth alone.

“Median” means half earn more and half earn less. Your city, employer, and years on the job move it a lot — that is what the 10th-to-90th range shows.

BLS estimates 3.1% of workers in this occupation are self-employed.

What it pays in your state

Statewide medians are a better starting point than the national number. Your city and experience still matter.

BLS state wage tables

How you get in

Typical starting education

No formal credential

Training path: Learn on the job.

Related work experience: None.

On-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training.

License or certification

No license required to start in most places.

You can earn while you train. This field has a genuinely paid pathway in — an apprenticeship, a paid academy, or employer-funded training — so you draw a paycheck instead of taking on debt to learn it.

Check the path where you live

Licensing rules and available programs change by state. These federal tools take you to the current official listings.

What it takes

Safe drivingCustomer serviceNavigationPunctuality

The honest take

Steady driving work with plenty of openings and no diploma needed — a flexible foot in the door.

Standard Occupational Classification 53-3053. Pay and employment from the BLS May 2025 OEWS survey; outlook and openings from the 2024–34 employment projections; job context from the Occupational Outlook Handbook; tasks, interests, work styles, software examples, and job zone from O*NET 30.3. See something off? Tell us.