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title: "Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur"
description: "Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse…"
canonical: "https://nuecareer.com/careers/shuttle-driver-and-chauffeur"
last-updated: "2026-08-23T15:56:39.581Z"
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# Shuttle Driver and Chauffeur

**Category:** Transportation and Material Moving · **SOC code:** 53-3053 · **O\*NET-SOC code:** 53-3053.00

Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.

Also advertised as: Airport Shuttle Driver; Car Driver; Chauffeur; Driver; Limo Driver (Limousine Driver); Motor Coach Driver; Shuttle Bus Driver; Shuttle Driver.

## At a glance

- **Median annual wage:** $37,290 (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
- **Median hourly wage:** $17.93/hr
- **Wage range (10th–90th percentile):** $28,090 to $55,070, with the middle half between $32,710 and $45,700
- **Total US employment:** 248,530
- **Typical entry education:** No formal credential
- **Preparation required:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET rates this "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed"
- **Projected growth:** +6.7% over 2024–2034 (BLS EP, 2024–2034)
- **Annual job openings:** 36,300 openings a year
- **AI-resilience score:** 61/100 — a NueCareer heuristic over O\*NET work activities and context, not a BLS or O\*NET figure

## Pay

National wage distribution, BLS OEWS, May 2025, across 248,530 US jobs.

| Percentile | Annual wage |
| --- | --- |
| 10th | $28,090 |
| 25th | $32,710 |
| 50th (median) | $37,290 |
| 75th | $45,700 |
| 90th | $55,070 |
| Mean (average) | $39,880 |

### Pay by state

The 15 highest-paying states, by median annual wage. The cost-of-living-adjusted column divides the state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity, so the columns answer different questions: the first is what the job pays there, the second is what that pay buys there.

| State | Median annual wage | Cost-of-living adjusted | Employment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HI | $50,310 | $45,757 | 2,490 |
| DC | $45,700 | $41,583 | 440 |
| CA | $44,730 | $40,399 | 29,940 |
| WA | $44,660 | $41,733 | 4,780 |
| NY | $44,160 | $40,919 | 18,130 |
| MA | $43,590 | $41,217 | 12,620 |
| VT | $42,270 | $43,151 | 470 |
| CO | $41,020 | $39,805 | 4,710 |
| MN | $39,810 | $40,367 | 6,500 |
| AK | $39,800 | $38,883 | 960 |
| MD | $39,750 | $37,872 | 5,480 |
| NJ | $39,470 | $36,276 | 9,330 |
| VA | $38,670 | $38,248 | 7,760 |
| CT | $38,540 | $37,197 | 3,410 |
| ME | $38,060 | $39,217 | 1,190 |

39 more states with published wage data are omitted here. The full table for all 54 states is at https://nuecareer.com/careers/shuttle-driver-and-chauffeur/salary-by-state, or as JSON at https://nuecareer.com/api/v1/careers/shuttle-driver-and-chauffeur.

## Outlook

BLS projects employment to move from 243,900 in the 2024–2034 base year to 260,300 by the end of the cycle — a gain of 16,400 jobs, or +6.7%. Much faster than average: 6.7% against 3.1% projected for all occupations over the same cycle. About 36,300 openings a year are expected on average, counting openings from growth as well as from workers leaving the occupation permanently. Source: BLS EP, 2024–2034.

## How to get in

- **Typical entry education:** No formal educational credential (BLS Employment Projections).
- **Preparation level:** Little or no preparation — O\*NET's preparation band for this occupation is "Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed".
- **Related work experience typically required:** None.
- **Typical on-the-job training:** Short-term on-the-job training.

### Education people in this job actually hold

O\*NET surveys incumbents, so this distribution describes who is in the job today and can differ from the BLS entry requirement above.

| Education level | Share of workers |
| --- | --- |
| High School Diploma | 56.2% |
| Some College Courses | 26.1% |
| Less than a High School Diploma | 17.3% |
| Post-Secondary Certificate | 0.2% |
| Master's Degree | 0.2% |

## What the work involves

- Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
- 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.
- 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.
- Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
- Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.
- Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
- Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.

## Skills and knowledge

### Essential skills

- Active Listening — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Critical Thinking — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Monitoring — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Speaking — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Reading Comprehension — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Active Learning — importance 2.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Writing — importance 2.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Learning Strategies — importance 2.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Transferable skills

These are the skills that carry into other occupations, and they drive the related-occupation and career-change rankings on this site.

- Operation and Control — importance 3.3 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Social Perceptiveness — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Service Orientation — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Operations Monitoring — importance 3.1 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Coordination — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Time Management — importance 2.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Judgment and Decision Making — importance 2.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Persuasion — importance 2.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Knowledge areas

- Customer and Personal Service — importance 4.6 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Transportation — importance 4.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Public Safety and Security — importance 4.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- English Language — importance 3.9 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Personnel and Human Resources — importance 3.8 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Administrative — importance 3.7 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

### Abilities

- Near Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Far Vision — importance 4.0 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Control Precision — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Multilimb Coordination — importance 3.5 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Oral Comprehension — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale
- Problem Sensitivity — importance 3.4 on the O\*NET 1–5 importance scale

## Who it suits

O\*NET rates every occupation on the six Holland (RIASEC) interest areas, on a 1–7 scale. This occupation's strongest areas are Realistic (R), Conventional (C), Social (S).

| Interest area | Score (1–7) |
| --- | --- |
| R — Realistic | 6.50 |
| C — Conventional | 4.16 |
| S — Social | 3.04 |
| E — Enterprising | 2.12 |
| I — Investigative | 1.00 |
| A — Artistic | 1.00 |

### Personality fit

These scores are **derived by NueCareer**, not published by any government agency: they are cosine similarities between a personality type's trait profile and this occupation's O\*NET interest and work-style ratings, expressed 0–100. Treat them as a starting point for exploration, not as evidence that a type belongs in a job.

| Type | Fit score (0–100) |
| --- | --- |
| ISTJ | 80.3 |
| ISFJ | 79.3 |
| ESTJ | 76.6 |
| ESFJ | 68.5 |
| ISTP | 61.3 |

Best-fitting types: ISTJ, ISFJ, ESTJ.

## Related occupations

O\*NET's primary related occupations, in its own ranked order.

- [Taxi Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/taxi-driver) — median $42,100
- [Bus Driver, Transit and Intercity](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-driver-transit-and-intercity) — median $59,050
- [Light Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/light-truck-driver) — median $44,860
- [Parking Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/parking-attendant) — median $35,150
- [Truck Driver](https://nuecareer.com/careers/truck-driver) — median $58,640
- [Passenger Attendant](https://nuecareer.com/careers/passenger-attendant) — median $37,720
- [Dispatcher](https://nuecareer.com/careers/dispatcher) — median $50,340
- [Railroad Conductor and Yardmaster](https://nuecareer.com/careers/railroad-conductor-and-yardmaster) — median $78,000
- [Subway and Streetcar Operator](https://nuecareer.com/careers/subway-and-streetcar-operator) — median $86,380
- [Bus Driver, School](https://nuecareer.com/careers/bus-driver-school) — median $47,920

## Sources

- **O\*NET** — O\*NET 30.3 Database, May 2026. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS OEWS** — BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS EP** — BLS Employment Projections, Table 1.2, 2024–2034. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **BLS OOH** — BLS Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2024–2034 edition. https://www.bls.gov/ooh/
- **BEA RPP** — BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024. https://www.bea.gov/data/prices-inflation/regional-price-parities-state-and-metro-area

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This bank includes information from the O\*NET 30.3 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). O\*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. NueCareer has transformed the data by joining it to BLS wage and projection data and deriving facet, personality-fit and AI-resilience scores. BLS and BEA data are public domain (17 U.S.C. §105).

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