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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
53-3058 Passenger Vehicle Drivers, Except Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
This occupation includes the 2018 SOC occupations 53-3051 Bus Drivers, School; 53-3053 Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs; and 53-3054 Taxi Drivers; and the 2010 SOC occupations 53-3022 Bus Drivers, School or Special Client; and 53-3041 Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
700,030 |
1.2 % |
$15.97 |
$33,210 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$9.29 |
$11.66 |
$15.07 |
$19.20 |
$23.80 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$19,320 |
$24,250 |
$31,340 |
$39,950 |
$49,500 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
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Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Elementary and Secondary Schools |
209,290 |
2.43 |
$15.92 |
$33,100 |
School and Employee Bus Transportation |
157,430 |
71.93 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
66,330 |
58.82 |
$15.16 |
$31,540 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
60,590 |
1.09 |
$17.21 |
$35,790 |
Taxi and Limousine Service |
50,250 |
66.67 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
School and Employee Bus Transportation |
157,430 |
71.93 |
$17.95 |
$37,330 |
Taxi and Limousine Service |
50,250 |
66.67 |
$15.14 |
$31,490 |
Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation |
66,330 |
58.82 |
$15.16 |
$31,540 |
Charter Bus Industry |
2,720 |
9.43 |
$16.37 |
$34,040 |
Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land |
1,160 |
8.22 |
$14.90 |
$30,980 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York |
67,150 |
7.05 |
1.48 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
California |
56,120 |
3.23 |
0.68 |
$18.01 |
$37,460 |
Texas |
46,180 |
3.71 |
0.78 |
$13.25 |
$27,570 |
Pennsylvania |
38,190 |
6.47 |
1.36 |
$14.77 |
$30,720 |
Florida |
29,820 |
3.39 |
0.71 |
$13.56 |
$28,210 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Connecticut |
13,720 |
8.24 |
1.73 |
$18.09 |
$37,620 |
Nevada |
10,370 |
7.45 |
1.56 |
$13.64 |
$28,380 |
New York |
67,150 |
7.05 |
1.48 |
$20.00 |
$41,600 |
Wyoming |
1,910 |
6.97 |
1.46 |
$17.02 |
$35,410 |
Mississippi |
7,640 |
6.77 |
1.42 |
$10.70 |
$22,250 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
60,470 |
6.26 |
1.31 |
$20.21 |
$42,040 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
21,680 |
4.64 |
0.97 |
$17.06 |
$35,480 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
17,770 |
2.85 |
0.60 |
$17.49 |
$36,380 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
16,750 |
5.82 |
1.22 |
$16.14 |
$33,570 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
16,400 |
5.16 |
1.08 |
$19.13 |
$39,790 |
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
16,160 |
5.78 |
1.21 |
$20.33 |
$42,280 |
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
13,450 |
5.44 |
1.14 |
$19.52 |
$40,610 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
12,590 |
4.13 |
0.87 |
$13.42 |
$27,910 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
12,450 |
4.54 |
0.95 |
$14.45 |
$30,060 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
11,710 |
5.94 |
1.25 |
$17.33 |
$36,050 |
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