Career
Taxi drivers
Drive passengers around town.
$42,100
Median pay
+11.5%
Job growth, 2025–35
20,400
Openings a year
No formal educational credential
Typical education
None required
Typical time after high school
Here's what you actually need to know.
The work
What people in this job do
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
The outlook
How the forecast changed this year
Paths in
Degrees that lead here
- NO MATCHCIP 99.9999
Paths across
Careers that use similar skills
- Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$37,290 · +7.1%
- Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$59,050 · +4.1%
- Light Truck Drivers$44,860 · +6.3%
- Subway and Streetcar Operators$86,380 · +3.7%
- Parking Attendants$35,150 · +2.0%
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Sources
- BLS Employment Projections, 2025–35, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34 (archived), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- O*NET 31.0 Database (August 2026), National Center for O*NET Development / U.S. Department of Labor. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 Crosswalk, NCES and BLS. Retrieved 2026-10-01.