Taxi Drivers

AUTOMATION RISK
CALCULATED
78%
risk level
POLLING
84%
Based on 313 votes
LABOR DEMAND
GROWTH
28.5%
by year 2032
WAGES
$30,670
or $14.74 per hour
Volume
13,820
as of 2022
SUMMARY
JOB SCORE
3.1/10

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Automation risk

78% (High Risk)

High Risk (61-80%): Jobs in this category face a significant threat from automation, as many of their tasks can be easily automated using current or near-future technologies.

More information on what this score is, and how it is calculated is available here.

Some quite important qualities of the job are difficult to automate:

  • Assisting and Caring for Others

  • Manual Dexterity

  • Social Perceptiveness

User poll

84% chance of full automation within the next two decades

Our visitors have voted that it's very probable this occupation will be automated. This assessment is further supported by the calculated automation risk level, which estimates 78% chance of automation.

What do you think the risk of automation is?

What is the likelihood that Taxi Drivers will be replaced by robots or artificial intelligence within the next 20 years?






Sentiment

The following graph(s) are included wherever there is a substantial amount of votes to render meaningful data. These visual representations display user poll results over time, providing a significant indication of sentiment trends.

Sentiment over time (yearly)

Growth

Very fast growth relative to other professions

The number of 'Taxi Drivers' job openings is expected to rise 28.5% by 2032

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics for the period between 2021 and 2031
Updated projections are due 09-2023.

Wages

Very low paid relative to other professions

In 2022, the median annual wage for 'Taxi Drivers' was $30,670, or $14 per hour

'Taxi Drivers' were paid 33.8% lower than the national median wage, which stood at $46,310

* Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics

Volume

Lower range of job opportunities compared to other professions

As of 2022 there were 13,820 people employed as 'Taxi Drivers' within the United States.

This represents around < 0.001% of the employed workforce across the country

Put another way, around 1 in 10 thousand people are employed as 'Taxi Drivers'.

Job description

Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.

SOC Code: 53-3054.00

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Comments

Anonymous (Low) says
“Full self-driving will be ready next year” - Elon Musk, 2014
Feb 25, 2024 at 08:07 AM
Mohamed (Highly likely) says
Now we can see self driving cars
May 30, 2022 at 04:56 PM

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