Taxi drivers

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2024 Workforce

294k

Average Age

Estimated Job Growth

11.1%

10-year projection

Average Salary

$34,532

Average Male Salary

$36,439

Average Female Salary

$25,607

About

Taxi drivers are most often employed by the Taxi & limousine service industry. The average yearly wage for Taxi drivers was $34,532 in N/A.

The locations that employ the most Taxi drivers are NYC-Queens Community District 7--Flushing, Murray Hill, & Whitestone PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 4--Elmhurst & Corona PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Taxi drivers are NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 2--Long Island City, Sunnyside, & Woodside PUMA, NY, and NYC-Queens Community District 4--Elmhurst & Corona PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Taxi drivers workforce. Taxi drivers workforce in N/A was N/A people, of which N/A% were women and N/A% were men.

Taxi drivers are paid most in San Francisco County (Southwest)--Ingleside & South Central PUMA, CA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Bronx Community District 7--Fordham, Bedford Park, & Norwood PUMA, NY.

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Employment by Location

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$34,532

AVERAGE WAGE

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In 2024, Taxi drivers earned an average of $34,532, $NaNk less than the average national salary of N/A

In 2024, Taxi drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.426, which is lower than the national average of N/A. 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.

Industry

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 N/A (N/A).

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Diversity

Demographic information on Taxi drivers in the US. The workforce of Taxi drivers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% 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 N/A.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Taxi drivers in N/A was N/A people, with N/A% woman, and N/A% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were N/A years (N/A people), N/A years (N/A people), and N/A years (N/A people). Among them they concentrated N/A% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

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In N/A, N/A% of Taxi drivers workers were Hispanic and N/A% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (30.2%), Dominican (14.8)%, and Cuban (12.9)%

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Races

In N/A, N/A% of the Taxi drivers workforce were N/A, of which N/A% were women and N/A% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were N/A (N/A%) and N/A (N/A%).

Education & Skills

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 N/A were N/A.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Taxi drivers in 2024 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (16,740 people), Engineering (7,290 people), and Social Sciences (6,636 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Taxi drivers workers were N/A (N/A people), N/A (N/A people), and N/A (N/A people).

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Taxi Drivers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 3.07%, but Taxi Drivers are expected to see a growth of 11.1% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

11.1%

Estimated Job Growth

10-year Projection

3.07%

National Growth

10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Taxi drivers. This profession is expected to grow more than than 3.07%, the average rate of national job growth.