Description
Taxi and limousine drivers drive automobiles and limousines to transport passengers. Chauffeurs drive automobiles and limousines to transport personnel and visitors of businesses, government or other organizations or members of private households. Taxi and limousine drivers are employed by taxi and other transportation service companies, or they may be self-employed. Chauffeurs are employed by businesses, government and other organizations, or private individuals or families.
Job Titles
- Airport limousine driver
- Company chauffeur
- Limousine driver
- Private chauffeur
- Taxi driver
Main Duties
Taxi and limousine drivers
- Pick up passengers and drive them to destinations in taxicabs or limousines
- Help passengers with luggage and with boarding and exiting vehicles and assist passengers with special needs
- Collect flat-rate or taximeter fares
- Maintain travel logs and record cash and credit transactions
- Maintain contact with taxi dispatch unit
- Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing
- May provide pick up and delivery services on request.
Chauffeurs
- Pick up or meet employer according to request, appointment or schedule
- Drive employer to destinations in automobile or limousine
- Perform business and personal errands for employer such as delivering and picking up mail, business documents and parcels
- Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing.
Workplaces
- Self-employed
- Taxi and transportation service companies
Skills
- Evaluation
- Monitoring
- Negotiating
- Operation and Control
- Operation Monitoring of Machinery and Equipment
Abilities
- Depth Perception
- Glare Tolerance
- Multi-Signal Response
- Night Vision
- Peripheral Vision
Personal Attributes
- Adaptability
- Attention to Detail
- Concern for Others
- Independence
- Active Learning
Similar Occupations
- Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators (72024)
- Taxi dispatcher (in 14404 Dispatchers)
Source: OaSIS
Employment Outlook
The employment outlook will be good for Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs (75200) in Prince Edward Island for the 2022-2024 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment growth will lead to a moderate number of new positions.
- A moderate number of positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Positive economic conditions, continued population growth, and recovery in the Island’s tourism sector should contribute to improved job prospects for this occupation over the forecast period. Opportunities are expected to arise as there will be a need to replace workers who retire.
The taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs occupation has low skill requirements. This occupational group is characterized by a higher rate of self-employment and an older workforce. High employee turnover is expected to be the main source of job openings. Taxi drivers represent the majority of the workforce.
The number of job openings for new entrants to taxi services may be constrained by municipal regulations which control the number of taxicab owner’s licence plates issued. Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs with a clean driving record will have more favourable job prospects. Drivers may be expected to work irregular hours and on call, therefore flexibility is an asset for securing employment.
Here are some key facts about Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs in Prince Edward Island:
- Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
- Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs mainly work in the following sectors:
- Transit and ground passenger transportation (NAICS 485): 74%
- Fishing, hunting and trapping (NAICS 114): 14%
- Food, beverage and tobacco product manufacturing (NAICS 311, 312): 12%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 73% compared to 84% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 27% compared to 16% for all occupations
- 37% of taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs work all year, while 63% work only part of the year, compared to 59% and 41% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 33 weeks compared to 41 weeks for all occupations.
- 66% of taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs are self-employed compared to an average of 13% for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 94% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 6% compared to 49% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: 28% compared to 11% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 37% compared to 28% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 8% compared to 11% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor’s: 18% compared to 25% for all occupations
- bachelor’s degree: n/a
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: n/
Source: Job Bank
Prevailing Wages
| AREA | LOW | MEDIAN | HIGH |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEI | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Canada | $14.00 | $17.75 | $31.20 |
Training
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