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Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

  • Bright Outlook
  • Rapid Growth

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

What you’d do

  • Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
  • Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
  • Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
  • Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
  • Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.
  • Report any vehicle malfunctions or needed repairs.
  • Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
  • Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.

Skills that matter

  • Active Listening
  • Critical Thinking
  • Monitoring
  • Operation and Control
  • Operations Monitoring
  • Service Orientation

How to get there

Little to some preparation: usually a high school diploma or GED, though some jobs do not need one

Also called

  • Chauffeur
  • Driver
  • Limo Driver (Limousine Driver)
  • Shuttle Driver
  • Airport Shuttle Driver
  • Motor Coach Driver

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