Taxi Drivers
SOC 53-3054 · 2024-2034
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
How the U.S. Department of Labor describes this work. Published in English only.
The job this trains for
- Typical pay in California
- $40,119per year
- Projected openings
- 66,330
- Projected change
- +48%
- Usually needs
- No formal educational credential
Bright Outlook — a U.S. Department of Labor designation
Rapid Growth
The Department's own designation, made from its national projections. It is not this project's assessment and it is not California's: every other figure on this page comes from California's projection, which can point the other way and for some occupations does.
Pay by region
| Region | Typical pay in California | Projected openings |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City MD (San Francisco and San Mateo Counties) | $39,439 | 47,110 |
| Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine MD (Orange County) | Not reported | 290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) | Not reported | 1,580 |
| North Coast Region (Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino Counties) | Not reported | 240 |
| North Valley-Northern Mountains Region (Colusa, Glenn, Lassen, Modoc, Nevada, Plumas, Sierra, Siskiyou, Tehama, and Trinity Counties) | Not reported | 50 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario MSA (Riverside and San Bernardino Counties) | Not reported | 270 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom MSA (El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, and Yolo Counties) | Not reported | 180 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA (San Benito and Santa Clara Counties) | Not reported | 120 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara MSA (Santa Barbara County) | Not reported | 70 |
| Vallejo MSA (Solano County) | Not reported | 310 |
Similar work
O*NET, the U.S. Department of Labor's occupation database, names these as occupations involving work similar to this one — its own reading of the job, not a grouping by code. They keep O*NET's order, and only those California publishes a projection for are shown.
| The job this trains for | Typical pay in California | Projected openings | Projected change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | $45,709 | 52,480 | +19.9% |
| Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | $68,599 | 33,100 | +8.8% |
| Light Truck Drivers | $47,814 | 157,370 | +17.9% |
| Bus Drivers, School | $62,376 | 26,030 | +3.1% |
| Parking Attendants | $38,893 | 27,980 | +0.9% |
| Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | $53,589 | 23,150 | +5.2% |