Transportation and Material Moving

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.

MAY 2025 · OCCUPATIONAL WAGES

A wage reference for United States.

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Source wage group: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

This wage group may include multiple detailed occupations. The figures are for the source group, which may be broader than Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. They are not an exact-title, employer, experience or seniority match.

May 2025 · USD · United States. Annual and hourly figures are shown only when the source publishes them; neither is calculated from the other.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics occupational wage data, distributed through the O*NET® OnLine service.

Median annual wage$37,290USD per year · Published 50th percentile
Median hourly wage$17.93USD per hour · Published 50th percentile

Annual wage thresholds

USD per year

Hourly wage thresholds

USD per hour

Published occupational wage percentiles · United States · May 2025
PercentileAnnual wage (USD/year)Hourly wage (USD/hour)
10th$28,090$13.51
25th$32,710$15.73
50th · Median$37,290$17.93
75th$45,700$21.97
90th$55,070$26.47

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THE WORK BEHIND THE TITLE

What this career involves.

Occupation definitions describe common work. Responsibilities and requirements vary by employer and specific job.

Selected title examples

Airport Apron Bus DriverAirport Shuttle DriverAirside Transfer Bus DriverChauffeurCorporate DriverCourtesy Car DriverCourtesy Van DriverCrew Car DriverDriverEscort Car DriverFamily DriverFuneral Car Chauffeur
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Funeral Car DriverHearse DriverHotel Shuttle DriverLimo Driver (Limousine Driver)Livery Car DriverMotor Coach ChauffeurMotor Coach DriverRehabilitation DriverShuttle Bus DriverShuttle DriverSpecial Client Bus DriverSpecial Needs Bus DriverTransportation DriverTransporterVan Delivery DriverVan DriverVehicle OperatorWheelchair Van Driver

Typical tasks

  • 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.
  • Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
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  • Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
  • Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.
  • Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
  • Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven fuel consumed, or fares received.
  • Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
  • Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage.
  • Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
  • Pick up or meet passengers according to requests, appointments, or schedules.
  • Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule.
  • Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.
  • Complete accident reports when necessary.
  • Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions.
  • Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.
  • Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for passenger comfort.
  • Record vehicle routes.
  • Vacuum and clean interiors, and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.
  • Provide passengers with information or advice about the local area, points of interest, hotels, or restaurants.
  • Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.
  • Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.
  • Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages.

Skills used in this work

Active Listening
Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Critical Thinking
Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
Monitoring
Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
Operation and Control
Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
Operations Monitoring
Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
Service Orientation
Actively looking for ways to help people.
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Social Perceptiveness
Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
Speaking
Talking to others to convey information effectively.
Coordination
Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
Reading Comprehension
Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work-related documents.
Time Management
Managing one's own time and the time of others.
Judgment and Decision Making
Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
Active Learning
Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
Writing
Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
Complex Problem Solving
Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
Persuasion
Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.
Quality Control Analysis
Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance.
Troubleshooting
Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it.
Equipment Maintenance
Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.
Learning Strategies
Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Negotiation
Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.
Instructing
Teaching others how to do something.
Systems Evaluation
Identifying measures or indicators of system performance and the actions needed to improve or correct performance, relative to the goals of the system.
Mathematics
Using mathematics to solve problems.
Repairing
Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools.
Systems Analysis
Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
Management of Personnel Resources
Motivating, developing, and directing people as they work, identifying the best people for the job.
Equipment Selection
Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job.
Management of Financial Resources
Determining how money will be spent to get the work done, and accounting for these expenditures.
Management of Material Resources
Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.
Technology Design
Generating or adapting equipment and technology to serve user needs.
Operations Analysis
Analyzing needs and product requirements to create a design.
Installation
Installing equipment, machines, wiring, or programs to meet specifications.
Programming
Writing computer programs for various purposes.
Science
Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
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