Taxi Drivers
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
41,050 people do this job in the US. $42,100 a year.
of the working time. Estimate.
- 20%
- 0%
- 80%
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, 4%. With Claude Mythos Preview (early), measured in April 2026, 20%. Today's estimate: 20%.
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 . 16 tasks from .
| Task | Kind | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing. | 18% | 38 min17 min to 1.7 h | Stays with people | |
| Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles. | 18% | 38 min17 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Complete accident reports when necessary. | 15% | 33 min17 min to 1.3 h | 100%Half by now | |
| Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers. | 12% | 25 min13 min to 1.3 h | Stays with people | |
| Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water. | 8% | 17 min8 min to 25 min | Stays with people | |
| Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations. | 4% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Pick up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands, or by cruising streets in high-traffic areas. | 4% | 8 min2 min to 21 min | Stays with people | |
| Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage. | 4% | 8 min3 min to 21 min | Stays with people | |
| Report to taxicab services or garages to receive vehicle assignments. | 4% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation. | 4% | 8 min4 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary. | 3% | 7 min2 min to 17 min | Stays with people | |
| Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems. | 3% | 7 min3 min to 13 min | 100%Half by now |
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).