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Cab driver: Career description & requirements

Taxi riders have an important place in the transportation of human beings from one place to another, from busy big capitals to drowsy small town. Find out what license and education needs to be met. Find out about payroll information, careers development and similar positions in the industry. Taxidrivers carry a passenger from a pick-up point to a requested final point.

Taxi driver collects travelers from airport, home, city street and places of interest such as theatres, dining, hotel and malls. There is no need for a diploma or high school diploma to become a taxi driver. Driving licence qualifications may vary from state to state, but in many cases taxi driver must obtain a chauffeur's identity card or a driving licence with co-driver's certificate.

Specific licence classification such as A, B, C or D may also be required. A number of driver training colleges may provide taxi driver training that includes card reader, government and state regulation, and client services. Taxi drivers must have outstanding writing and oral communicative, decision-making and servicing aptitudes. Fundamental mathematical knowledge is required as a taxi driver is responsible for handling client fare.

Familiarity with geographical areas and the ability to read maps are indispensable. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) estimates that employment for taxi riders will grow by 13% in 2014-2024, especially in growing towns and in towns with the highest number of taxi riders, such as New York, Las Vegas and Chicago.

Mean hours for a taxi driver are $11.30 and the mean yearly wage is $23,510. By May 2015, the BLS was reporting that 180,960 persons were working as taxi and chauffeur operators in the USA. Some of the skill sets needed to become a taxi driver will help you get ready for work in other areas.

Besides the Abitur, aspiring coach driver have to do a short apprenticeship and obtain a driving licence. Generally, 6% increase was forecast for all coach operators, and those working as transits and intercities could also see a 6% increase in employment between 2014 and 2024, according to BLS.

The average hours paid by transits and cross-country buses were USD 18.41 in 2015 and USD 38,290 in the year, as the BLS reports. Just like coachmen, vans must have a school-leaving qualification and undergo employer-sponsored schooling. The forecast for the 2014-2024 forecast horizon is a 4% rise in the number of van chauffeurs, on the basis of BLS figures.

Their average 2015 average hours were $14.35 and their average $29,850 a year.