Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
Drive automobiles, vans, or limousines to transport passengers. May occasionally carry cargo. Includes hearse drivers. Excludes "Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians" (53-3011) and "Bus Drivers" (53-3020).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 207,920 |
1.7 % |
$13.68 |
$28,450 |
0.8 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$9.25 |
$10.65 |
$12.49 |
$15.47 |
$19.40 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$19,240 |
$22,150 |
$25,980 |
$32,180 |
$40,360 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
51,350 |
65.97 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
27,410 |
26.05 |
$13.48 |
$28,040 |
| Automobile Dealers |
15,060 |
1.16 |
$11.88 |
$24,710 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
13,630 |
6.37 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| Individual and Family Services |
12,980 |
0.53 |
$12.86 |
$26,740 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Taxi and Limousine Service |
51,350 |
65.97 |
$14.03 |
$29,180 |
| Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
27,410 |
26.05 |
$13.48 |
$28,040 |
| Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
990 |
6.91 |
$14.50 |
$30,160 |
| Automotive Equipment Rental and Leasing |
13,630 |
6.37 |
$12.89 |
$26,810 |
| Other Personal Services |
10,190 |
2.99 |
$13.22 |
$27,490 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
27,790 |
1.63 |
1.14 |
$15.86 |
$32,990 |
| New York |
16,650 |
1.77 |
1.24 |
$16.66 |
$34,650 |
| Texas |
12,000 |
0.99 |
0.69 |
$12.63 |
$26,260 |
| Massachusetts |
11,410 |
3.19 |
2.22 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Florida |
9,880 |
1.15 |
0.80 |
$12.21 |
$25,400 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Nevada |
8,820 |
6.54 |
4.56 |
$12.00 |
$24,950 |
| Massachusetts |
11,410 |
3.19 |
2.22 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| New Hampshire |
1,590 |
2.44 |
1.70 |
$11.58 |
$24,090 |
| Arizona |
6,680 |
2.39 |
1.67 |
$13.08 |
$27,210 |
| Wyoming |
630 |
2.34 |
1.63 |
$13.39 |
$27,850 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,250 |
1.92 |
1.34 |
$16.59 |
$34,500 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
9,690 |
4.01 |
2.79 |
$17.80 |
$37,030 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
8,920 |
3.23 |
2.25 |
$15.57 |
$32,380 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
8,710 |
1.42 |
0.99 |
$15.43 |
$32,100 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV |
8,330 |
8.44 |
5.87 |
$11.95 |
$24,850 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
7,000 |
1.51 |
1.05 |
$14.36 |
$29,860 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
5,000 |
1.76 |
1.22 |
$13.04 |
$27,120 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
4,070 |
1.98 |
1.38 |
$13.13 |
$27,320 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
3,790 |
1.27 |
0.88 |
$13.33 |
$27,720 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,400 |
1.09 |
0.76 |
$15.94 |
$33,160 |
United States Department of Labor
