# Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

> Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare. Includes nonemergency medical transporters and hearse drivers.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/shuttle-drivers-and-chauffeurs
- SOC code: 53-3053.00
- Career family: Transportation
- Median annual pay: $37,290 (10th percentile $28,090, 90th percentile $55,070)
- Projected growth: Faster than average, +7.1%
- Openings a year: 35,500
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: yes
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 92 |
| Investigative (I) | 0 |
| Artistic (A) | 0 |
| Social (S) | 34 |
| Enterprising (E) | 19 |
| Conventional (C) | 53 |

## What you'd do

- Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment (importance 94/100)
- Getting Information (importance 87/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 82/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 81/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 76/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 74/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 74/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 72/100)
- Documenting/Recording Information (importance 71/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 67/100)

## Skills

Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Monitoring, Operation and Control, Operations Monitoring, Service Orientation, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Coordination, Reading Comprehension

## Knowledge

Customer and Personal Service, Transportation, Public Safety and Security, English Language, Personnel and Human Resources, Administrative, Administration and Management, Education and Training, Production and Processing, Law and Government

## Also called

Airport Apron Bus Driver, Airport Shuttle Driver, Airside Transfer Bus Driver, Chauffeur, Corporate Driver, Courtesy Car Driver, Courtesy Van Driver, Crew Car Driver, Driver, Escort Car Driver

## Majors that lead here (NCES CIP–SOC crosswalk, 4-digit CIP)

- [Ground Transportation](https://www.collegesref.com/programs/4902) (CIP 4902, 213 colleges)

## Colleges with strong outcomes (College Scorecard, 2025)

| College | Program | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yrs | Median debt |
| --- | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| [Pennsylvania College of Technology](https://www.collegesref.com/college/pennsylvania-college-of-technology-2096) | Ground Transportation | $54,938 | $62,389 | $12,000 |

## Related careers

- [Taxi Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/taxi-drivers): $42,100 median pay
- [Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bus-drivers-transit-and-intercity): $59,050 median pay
- [Light Truck Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/light-truck-drivers): $44,860 median pay
- [Parking Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/parking-attendants): $35,150 median pay
- [Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers): $58,640 median pay
- [Passenger Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/passenger-attendants): $37,720 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA). Used under the CC BY 4.0 license. CollegesRef has modified all or some of this information.