How to hire a transporter

How to hire a transporter, step by step

Here's a step-by-step transporter hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a transporter job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new transporter
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The transporter hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect transporter also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of transporter salaries for various roles:

   Type of Transporter	Description	Hourly rate
   Transporter	Taxi drivers and chauffeurs drive people to and from the places they need to go, such as airports, homes, shopping centers, and workplaces. They must know their way around a city to take passengers to their destinations.	$10-18
   Chauffeur	Chauffeurs drive limousines, motor coaches, and other luxury vehicles to take their clients to their destinations. Their list of responsibilities includes making sure that the vehicle they are driving stays in excellent condition, helping clients load and unload their stuff, and following the road rules and regulations... Show more	$10-36
   Shuttle Driver	Shuttle bus drivers offer a route with limited stops or fast transportation services. The drivers are expected to drive following a specific way or a set of schedules... Show more	$10-25

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Safety Policies
   • Professional Behavior
   • Customer Service
   • CPR
   • PET
   • Patient Transport
   • Patient Safety
   • Edition
   • Stretchers
   • Body Shop
   • Patient Care
   • IV
   • Transport Equipment

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Transport patients to test, procedures, and assemble and remove traction.
   • Perform various support services as assigned including but not limit to running EKG's, vital signs and CPR.
   • Transport patients in the city hospital from patients room to testing sites by way of bed, wheelchair, and stretchers.
   • Used computer, gps, and other logs.
   • Transport patients from the room to exray, cat scan, ultrasound, E.r, ex.
   • Load and unload wheelchairs, walkers etc.

   More transporter duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your transporter job description helps attract top candidates to the position. A transporter salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for a transporter in Tennessee may be lower than in North Dakota, and an entry-level transporter usually earns less than a senior-level transporter. Additionally, a transporter with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average transporter salary

   $13.96hourly

   $29,035 yearly

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   Entry-level transporter salary

   $21,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average transporter salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	New Jersey	$35,066	$17
   2	Minnesota	$34,724	$17
   3	New York	$33,105	$16
   4	Iowa	$32,934	$16
   5	Wisconsin	$32,917	$16
   6	Massachusetts	$32,665	$16
   7	Pennsylvania	$31,382	$15
   8	Indiana	$29,749	$14
   9	California	$29,046	$14
   10	Ohio	$28,874	$14
   11	Michigan	$27,517	$13
   12	Oregon	$27,150	$13
   13	Colorado	$26,113	$13
   14	Maryland	$25,717	$12
   15	Virginia	$25,633	$12
   16	North Carolina	$25,397	$12
   17	Arizona	$25,127	$12
   18	Texas	$23,114	$11
   19	Tennessee	$22,231	$11
   20	Alabama	$20,290	$10

   Average transporter salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Boston Medical Center	$61,872	$29.75	4
   2	Mount Sinai Health System	$54,305	$26.11	1
   3	Griffin Hospital	$52,585	$25.28
   4	Sierra Pacific Industries	$44,907	$21.59
   5	NW Natural	$44,201	$21.25
   6	University of California-Berkeley	$44,096	$21.20
   7	Mount Auburn Hospital	$44,093	$21.20
   8	MassMutual	$42,613	$20.49
   9	Stantec	$41,819	$20.11
   10	The University of Vermont Health Network	$40,353	$19.40
   11	Parsons	$40,261	$19.36
   12	NBCUniversal	$39,088	$18.79
   13	Jacobs Engineering Group	$37,307	$17.94
   14	Kohler Co.	$36,994	$17.79
   15	Post Holdings	$36,662	$17.63
   16	Oregon Health & Science University	$35,840	$17.23	2
   17	Mayo Clinic	$35,321	$16.98	14
   18	Covenant	$34,487	$16.58
   19	HDR	$34,361	$16.52
   20	Acc Of Nyc	$33,539	$16.12

4. Writing a transporter job description

   A transporter job description should include a summary of the role, required skills, and a list of responsibilities. It's also good to include a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager. To help get you started, here's an example of a transporter job description:

   Transporter job description example

   Community Medical Center , an affiliate of RWJBarnabas Health, is a 592-bed, fully accredited acute care hospital offering area residents world-class medical treatment with the comforts of hometown care. Opened in 1961, CMC has evolved into the state s newest teaching hospital with four residency programs and Ocean County s largest and most active health care facility caring for over 21,500 inpatients, 178,000 outpatients and 73,700 emergency department patients each year.

   In this key role, the Transporter moves patients in wheelchairs and stretchers from the Emergency Department to Cat Scan and vice versa.

   Schedule: Rotation of days 11:00 AM - 7:30 PM

   Additional requirements :

   • High School Diploma or GED equivalent required within one (1) year of hire.
     • Candidates who do not possess a High School Diploma or GED equivalent will be provided the opportunity to enroll in a GED/HSEA program at time of hire as a condition of employment. A hired candidate will be provided one (1) year from date of hire to successfully complete a GED program and obtain their HSEA.
     • RWJBarnabas Health is committed to our communities and the members we serve. RWJBH understands that in order to create strong, healthy, and sustainable communities, we have to re-engineer and transform current systems. Providing educational support and resources contributes to our overall social impact mission and community investment efforts.
   • Hospital patient transport experience preferred

   • Successful completion of site personnel general orientation
   • Successful completion of department specific orientation

   Salary starts at $15.70 + experience pay

   At Community, our employees make the difference which is why we offer a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, vision, disability insurance, and a 401(k)-retirement savings plan. To encourage the advancement of our employees, we offer a tuition assistance program and provide opportunities for professional development and growth.

   Community Medical Center is dedicated to advancing the quality of life and health of our community while delivering compassionate care for our patients. Our core values include: Compassion, Quality, Accountability, Integrity, Diversity and Teamwork.

   Equal Opportunity Employer

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5. Post your job

   To find the right transporter for your business, consider trying out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important sources of talent for any company is its existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and current employees and ask if they know or have worked with transporters they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit transporters who meet your education requirements.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook and Twitter now have more than 3.5 billion users, and you can use social media to reach potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your transporter job on Zippia to find and recruit transporter candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   During your first interview to recruit transporters, engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. During the following interview, you'll be able to go into more detail about the company, the position, and the responsibilities.

   You should also ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match the ideal candidate profile you developed earlier. Candidates good enough for the next step can complete the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new transporter

   Once you've decided on a perfect transporter candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   It's also good etiquette to follow up with applicants who don't get the job by sending them an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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