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Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

  • Enjoy flexible work hours while exploring the city and meeting diverse people.
  • Provide essential transportation services, connecting communities and boosting mobility.
  • Experience the thrill of navigating dynamic routes and solving real-time challenges.
💰 Earn $37K-$37K
📚 None

Overview

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

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Minimum Education

None

Career Prospects

Excellent (Increasing by 5% or more)

Training Time

6 months to 1 year

Job Openings

20,000 Annually

Median Earnings

$37,280 in California
$34,680 Nationally

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Day-to-Day

  • Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.
  • Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
  • Complete accident reports when necessary.
  • Determine fares based on trip distances and times, using taximeters and fee schedules, and announce fares to passengers.
  • Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.

Best For You If...

YOU Like 💕

  • Relating with or serving others
  • Working with my hands

You are skilled in 💫

  • Coordination
  • Critical Thinking
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring

You value 🙏

  • Having support
  • Having freedom
  • Personal relationships

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Taxi Driver

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