Taxi drivers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonTaxi drivers are most often employed by the Taxi & limousine service industry. The average yearly wage for Taxi drivers was $28,310 in 2020.
The locations that employ the most Taxi drivers are Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, and Jackson Heights & North Corona PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Taxi drivers are Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, Jackson Heights & North Corona PUMA, NY, and Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV.
Employment and salary information for the Taxi drivers workforce. Taxi drivers workforce in 2020 was 282,910 people, of which 16.1% were women and 83.9% were men. Taxi drivers are paid most in Evansville City PUMA, IN but are relatively concentrated in Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY.
The Taxi drivers workforce in 2020 was 282,910 people (16.1% women and 83.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of 19% between 2018 (237,716) and 2020 (282,910).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Taxi drivers.
During 2020, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($98,635), Connecticut ($42,128), and North Dakota ($38,196).
In 2020, Taxi drivers earned an average of $28,310, $27,644 less than the average national salary of $55,954
The graph shows the ranking of Taxi drivers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2020.
In 2020, Taxi drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.429, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Taxi drivers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Taxi drivers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Taxi drivers and on wages for those in the field. Taxi & limousine service is the industry that employs the most Taxi drivers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Taxi drivers, by average wage, is Motion pictures & video industries ($76,017).
This graphic shows the share of Taxi drivers employed by various industries. Taxi & limousine service employs the largest share of Taxi drivers at 96.7%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 2.14% and Individual & family services with 1.2%.
Demographic information on Taxi drivers in the US. The workforce of Taxi drivers in 2020 was 282,910 people, with 16.1% woman, and 83.9% men. The average age of male Taxi drivers in the workforce is 45.6 and of female Taxi drivers is 42.3, and the most common race/ethnicity for Taxi drivers is White.
The workforce of Taxi drivers in 2020 was 282,910 people, with 16.1% woman, and 83.9% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 30 to 34 years (32,796 people), 35 to 39 years (31,735 people), and 55 to 59 years (30,872 people). Among them they concentrated 33.8% of the total workforce.
In 2020, 21.7% of Taxi drivers workers were Hispanic and 78.3% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (57.5%), Dominican (27.1)%, and Cuban (15.4)%
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In 2020, 47.6% of the Taxi drivers workforce were White, of which 17.9% were women and 82.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (25.8%) and Asian (12.6%).
Data on higher education choices for Taxi drivers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Taxi drivers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2020 were Mechanical Technologies.
The most common majors achieved by Taxi drivers in 2020 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (14,610 people), Social Sciences (5,953 people), and Engineering (5,679 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Taxi drivers workers were High School or Equivalent (95,699 people), Some college (75,248 people), and Bachelors Degree (45,506 people).
The graphic shows the Taxi drivers workforce by gender and educational level.
