Taxi drivers

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2021 Workforce

284k

Average Age

44.8

Average Salary

$29,752

Average Male Salary

$31,502

Average Female Salary

$21,185

About

Taxi drivers are most often employed by the Taxi & limousine service industry. The average yearly wage for Taxi drivers was $29,752 in 2021.

The locations that employ the most Taxi drivers are Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY, Spring Valley & Summerlin South PUMA, NV, 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 Belmont, Crotona Park East & East Tremont PUMA, NY.

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Employment and salary information for the Taxi drivers workforce. Taxi drivers workforce in 2021 was 284,336 people, of which 17% were women and 83% were men. Taxi drivers are paid most in Springfield City PUMA, MA but are relatively concentrated in Sunnyside & Woodside PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

236,121

Male Workforce

± 11.9k

48,215

Female Workforce

± 5.39k

The Taxi drivers workforce in 2021 was 284,336 people (17% women and 83% men). This implies an average annual growth of 19.6% between 2018 (237,716) and 2021 (284,336).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Taxi drivers.

During 2021, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Alaska ($85,744), Connecticut ($40,112), and West Virginia ($39,307).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$29,752

AVERAGE WAGE

#464 in the ranking (2021)

$59,596

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2021, Taxi drivers earned an average of $29,752, $29,843 less than the average national salary of $59,596

The graph shows the ranking of Taxi drivers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2021.

Wage Distribution

Gender

0.434

WAGE GINI

In 2021, Taxi drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.434, 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.

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 Motion pictures & video industries ($74,755).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

284k

2021 Workforce

± 13,079

0.504%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.48%

This graphic shows the share of Taxi drivers employed by various industries. Taxi & limousine service employs the largest share of Taxi drivers at 97.5%, followed by Services incidental to transportation with 1.42% and Couriers & messengers with 1.11%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Taxi drivers in the US. The workforce of Taxi drivers in 2021 was 284,336 people, with 17% woman, and 83% men. The average age of male Taxi drivers in the workforce is 45.4 and of female Taxi drivers is 42.1, and the most common race/ethnicity for Taxi drivers is White.

Gender and Age

Metric

The workforce of Taxi drivers in 2021 was 284,336 people, with 17% woman, and 83% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 35 to 39 years (34,399 people), 30 to 34 years (32,564 people), and 55 to 59 years (30,999 people). Among them they concentrated 34.5% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2021, 23.3% of Taxi drivers workers were Hispanic and 76.7% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (56.4%), Dominican (28.6)%, and Cuban (15)%

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Races

In 2021, 44.1% of the Taxi drivers workforce were White, of which 18.9% were women and 81.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (25.6%) and Asian (12.8%).

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 2021 were Theology.

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 2021 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,008 people), Engineering (6,330 people), and Social Sciences (6,230 people).

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Education Levels

Metric

The main educational levels achieved by the Taxi drivers workers were High School or Equivalent (94,613 people), Some college (74,789 people), and Bachelors Degree (47,445 people).

The graphic shows the Taxi drivers workforce by gender and educational level.