Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

What Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs Do

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

Career Outlook

National employment outlook, 2024–2034.

Related work experience

None

On-the-job training

Short-term on-the-job training

Self-employed

3.1%

Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.

Key Knowledge Areas

Subject-matter areas this occupation draws on most, per O*NET.

• Customer and Personal Serviceimportance 4.6/5
• Transportationimportance 4.5/5
• Public Safety and Securityimportance 4.4/5
• English Languageimportance 3.9/5
• Personnel and Human Resourcesimportance 3.8/5
• Administrativeimportance 3.7/5
• Administration and Managementimportance 3.7/5
• Education and Trainingimportance 3.6/5

Work Environment

What the day-to-day work setting is like, per O*NET.

• In an Enclosed Vehicle or Operate Enclosed Equipment5.0/5
• Physical Proximity4.5/5
• Deal With External Customers or the Public in General4.4/5
• Outdoors, Exposed to All Weather Conditions4.3/5
• Contact With Others4.3/5
• Time Pressure4.1/5

Related Careers

• Taxi Drivers
• Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
• Light Truck Drivers
• Parking Attendants
• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers
• Passenger Attendants
• Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance
• Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters

Careers With Similar Skills

Occupations whose Transferable Skills profile most closely matches this one — a mathematical comparison, not observed data about people actually moving between these careers.

• Bus Drivers, School96% skill match
• Bridge and Lock Tenders95% skill match
• Amusement and Recreation Attendants94% skill match
• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians94% skill match
• Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers93% skill match
• Nuclear Medicine Technologists93% skill match
• Parking Enforcement Workers93% skill match
• Dental Hygienists93% skill match

Transferable Skills

Cross-functional skills this occupation draws on most, per O*NET — the kind that carry over to other careers.

• Operation and Controlimportance 3.3/5
• Social Perceptivenessimportance 3.1/5
• Service Orientationimportance 3.1/5
• Operations Monitoringimportance 3.1/5
• Coordinationimportance 2.9/5
• Time Managementimportance 2.9/5
• Judgment and Decision Makingimportance 2.8/5
• Persuasionimportance 2.4/5

Software & Technologies

Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.

Work Style

Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.

• Dependability
• Cautiousness
• Cooperation
• Integrity
• Attention to Detail
• Social Orientation
• Self-Control

Career Interests

This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.

• RealisticHigh
• ConventionalMedium
• SocialMedium
• EnterprisingLow
• InvestigativeLow
• ArtisticLow

Where This Career Is Most Concentrated

Metro areas where shuttle drivers and chauffeurs make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).

1. 1Springfield, MA5.13× national avg
2. 2Pueblo, CO3.35× national avg
3. 3Amherst Town-Northampton, MA3.15× national avg
4. 4Barnstable Town, MA2.89× national avg
5. 5Urban Honolulu, HI2.58× national avg

Related Education Programs

Schools that offer related fields of study, based on the NCES CIP-SOC crosswalk — not a guarantee that graduates enter this specific career.