Skilled Trades
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.
Median salary
$36,670
Typical range
$27k – $53k
Job outlook
+7% (faster than average)
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Education
Typical entry: No degree required
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Junior Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Entry / Junior
$27,490
~2 yrs to advance
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Established
$36,670
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Senior
$44,790
Key skills
A typical day
- •Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
- •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.
- •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.
- •Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Skilled Trades
Explore all- Purdue University50% admit · $78,000 grad pay
- Ohio State University53% admit · $68,000 grad pay
- Pennsylvania State University55% admit · $70,000 grad pay
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