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Taxi Drivers
Also filed here: Taxi driver, Cab driver, Uber driver, Ola driver, Driver, Chauffeur and 1 more
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AI performs some of this work. Most of it still needs a person. The BLS expects 11.5% more of these jobs by 2035, faster than the 3.5% average.
- Rank
- Joint #303 of 785 jobs, by how much of the work AI does
- US jobs, 2025 to 2035
- +11.5% All jobs: +3.5%
- Median US pay
- $42,100 a year, 2025
- People doing it
- 204,200 in the US, with about 20,400 openings a year
The work, 11 activities
The job description, marked up.
Every activity in this job, the biggest first. Tap a line for the evidence.
- deleAI does this
- +AIAI helps
- stetStill yours
Still yours: Operate transportation equipment or vehicles18%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areas12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Maintain vehicles in working condition12%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI does this: Communicate with others about operational plans or activities12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 354 Copilot conversations and completed it 90% of the time.
AI does this: Provide information to guests, clients, or customers12%
AI performed this in about 1 in 9 Copilot conversations and completed it 87% of the time.
Still yours: Inspect vehicles6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Determine values or prices of goods or services6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 224 conversations, and it got them there 86% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Prepare reports of operational or procedural activities6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
Still yours: Notify others of emergencies or problems6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
AI helps with this: Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motorists6%
People asked AI for help with this in about 1 in 98 conversations, and it got them there 84% of the time. In this job the work is hands-on, so AI can only assist.
Still yours: Collect fares or payments6%
Barely appears in AI conversations: fewer than 1 in 2,000.
2025 to 2035
Ten years from now.
For every 100 of these jobs in 2025, the BLS projects 112 in 2035. Across all US jobs, about 104.
About 20,400 openings a year, from growth and from people who retire or move on.
Nearby
Where your skills travel.
Jobs that share the most work with this one, where AI does less of it.
- Shares 67% of the workShuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs18% AI does, against 23% here+7.1% by 2035 · $37,290 · No formal credential
- Shares 52% of the workLight Truck Drivers18% AI does, against 23% here+6.3% by 2035 · $44,860 · High school diploma
- Shares 50% of the workBus Drivers, School16% AI does, against 23% here+0.7% by 2035 · $47,920 · High school diploma
How to read this file.
deleAI does this. In US Bing Copilot conversations from January to September 2024, AI itself performed the activity, completed it and made a real difference often enough to count.
+AIAI helps. People brought the activity to AI as their own goal, and it usually got them there.
stetStill yours. It barely shows up in AI use, AI rarely finishes it, or in this job it needs hands.
Shares are weighted by how much each activity matters in the job, using O*NET. Microsoft’s own AI applicability score for this job is 0.16, higher than 56% of jobs.
Doing an activity is not doing a job. The researchers behind this data warn against reading it as job loss, and so do we. It is US data; the shape of the work travels.
Sources: Microsoft Research, Working with AI (2025) · O*NET OnLine, 53-3054 · BLS Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
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