Job outlook for taxi drivers in the United States

Taxi driver job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected taxi driver job growth rate is 20% from 2018-2028.

• About 72,400 new jobs for taxi drivers are projected over the next decade.

• Taxi driver salaries have increased 17% for taxi drivers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 48,444 taxi drivers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 353,870 active taxi driver job openings in the US.

• The average taxi driver salary is $37,672.

Compare the number of taxi driver jobs and the average taxi driver salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of taxi driver job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where taxi drivers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.