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.
248,530 people do this job in the US. $37,290 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 28%
- 0%
- 72%
Measured, from Anthropic's usage data (2025). Counts help on part of a task.
On the chosen pace and reliability. Estimate.
Share of the working time within reach, now to 2030
What each choice means: , , , , . Every pace starts from .
At this date and pace, models finish tasks up to 4.4 h long four times in five.
How far this has come
With GPT-4, measured in March 2023, 0% of this job's working time was within reach at . With Claude 3.7 Sonnet, measured in February 2025, 5%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 27%. Today's estimate: 28%.
A backcast: today's task data with the best model METR had measured by each date. It shows how fast the models have moved, not what anyone forecast at the time.
The tasks
Sorted by . 26 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.Done daily by most who do it. | 18% | 50 min25 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Drive shuttle busses, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.Done daily by most who do it. | 10% | 38 min17 min to 2.5 h | Stays with people | |
| Pick up and drop off passengers at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 29 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.Done daily by most who do it. | 7% | 50 min25 min to 2.5 h | 95%Half by now | |
| Pick up or meet passengers according to requests, appointments, or schedules.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 21 min8 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule.Done daily by most who do it. | 6% | 25 min8 min to 50 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Operate vehicles with specialized equipment, such as wheelchair lifts, to transport and secure passengers with special needs.Done daily by most who do it. | 5% | 21 min8 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| 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.Done daily by most who do it. | 4% | 21 min13 min to 33 min | Stays with people | |
| Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages.Done hourly or more by most who do it. | 4% | 25 min13 min to 50 min | Stays with people | |
| Complete accident reports when necessary.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 33 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 13 min4 min to 25 min | 100%Half by now | |
| Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.Done daily by most who do it. | 3% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people |
Within reach, per task: the share of the task's time whose instances are short enough for a model to finish at the chosen date, pace and reliability. Half by: the date half of that time comes within reach.
Jobs that share skills with this one
From O*NET's related occupations. Within reach now and by the end of 2028, long-run pace, four in five.
Where this job works
The industry groups that employ the most of it (BLS, May 2025).
Where the most of these jobs are
The metro areas with the most people in it (BLS, May 2025).