Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur Salary (2026), outlook and how to become one

Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs earn a median of $37,290 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), 27% below the $50,980 median for all US occupations. That works out at $17.93/hr. The middle half earn between $32,710 and $45,700. The top 10% earn $55,070 or more.

The median hourly wage for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs is $17.93 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). On a full-year basis the $37,290 annual median works out to about $3,110 a month before tax.

BLS does not publish a starting salary. The nearest measure is the low end of the pay range: the lowest-paid 10% of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs earn less than $28,090 a year and the bottom quarter less than $32,710 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). New workers often start near that end, but where a particular job starts depends on the employer, the state and the credentials you bring, so read these as the bottom of the range rather than a guaranteed entry wage.

The highest state medians for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs are Hawaii ($50,310), District of Columbia ($45,700), California ($44,730) (BLS OEWS, May 2025).

BLS does not split shuttle drivers and chauffeurs' pay by specialty or employer, but its range shows how far the top end runs: the highest-paid 10% earn more than $55,070, against a median of $37,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). Location moves pay the most in the published data: the best-paying states are Hawaii ($50,310), District of Columbia ($45,700), California ($44,730).

No. BLS lists no formal educational credential as the typical entry requirement for Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs, and O*NET rates the preparation needed as some preparation. BLS also lists short-term on-the-job training as typical on-the-job training. In O*NET's survey of people already doing the job, 56.2% hold high school diploma or the equivalent (such as a ged).

BLS does not publish a fixed length; it depends on the route. What it does publish: the typical way in for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs is no formal educational credential. Once hired, BLS lists short-term on-the-job training as typical. O*NET classes the work as needing some preparation.

Yes, strongly. Employment is projected to grow 7.1% over 2025–2035, more than double the 3.5% projected for all occupations (BLS EP, 2025–2035). BLS still projects about 35,500 openings a year, mostly from workers retiring or moving to other work.

Taxi drivers (including ride-hailing drivers), shuttle drivers, and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as homes, workplaces, airports, and shopping centers. A core O*NET task: test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation. Employers most often ask for Office suite software, Operating system software, Spreadsheet software.

More work over 40 hours than at exactly 40. In O*NET's survey of people in the job, 30% of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs usually work more than 40 hours a week, 27% work exactly 40 and 0% work fewer. 83% say their schedule is regular and 17% irregular. Source: O*NET 31.0 Database, Work Context.

O*NET scores Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs highest on the Realistic, Conventional and Social interest areas, so the work mixes hands-on, practical work with tools, machines or the outdoors with organising, following procedures and working precisely with data. On NueCareer's MBTI-to-interest mapping the closest types are ISTJ, ISFJ, ESTJ. Personality is a fit signal, not a gate. The free NueCareer quiz scores your own profile against all 1,731 careers in the bank.

Women make up 29.4% of shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, against 47.1% of all employed people: more men than in the workforce as a whole. 40.2% are 55 or older (23.2% across all jobs), so a larger-than-usual share of the workforce reaches retirement age over the next decade. Those exits are counted in the BLS openings figure. The median worker is 47.6 years old (all workers: 42.1). Source: BLS Current Population Survey, 2025 annual averages.