Transportation and Material Moving
Taxi Drivers
Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on an unplanned basis and charge a fare, usually based on a meter.
Also called: Cab Driver, Taxi Cab Driver, Taxi Driver
- Median pay in Greater Boston
- $35,290
- $16.97/hr
- Jobs in Greater Boston
- 230
- Massachusetts 2024–2034
- +17.5%
- 420 openings a year
- Typical U.S. entry requirement
- No formal educational credential
- plus Short-term on-the-job training
Greater Boston: Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH metro area, May 2025. Growth and openings: Massachusetts statewide projection.
Pay range in Greater Boston
| 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $32,830 | $35,240 | $35,290 | $36,450 | $37,440 |
10% of workers earn less than the first figure and 10% earn more than the last.
AI and this job
AI exposure: how much of this job’s work AI tools can do or help with, based on national research. It is not a forecast of job loss.
Lower exposure30 of 100
The index averages three national research measures, each shown as a percentile of all jobs:
- AIOE 29
- Language-model AIOE 19
- GPTs-are-GPTs 43
Observed AI use today: Little or none (Anthropic Economic Index)
Taxi driving has lower AI exposure, and observed AI use in this job is little or none today. AI tools may help with some parts of the work, but the core job is driving passengers safely and charging a fare. That work still relies on a person at the wheel.
Likely to change
- Fare and trip handling
- Planning how to get to a destination
Still relies on people
- Driving safely in real traffic
- Dealing directly with passengers
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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity
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- Pay difference
- +$34,830 median
- AI exposure
- Lower
- MA growth
- +9.3%
- To get started
- High school diploma or equivalent
Light Truck Drivers
Driving safely and following traffic rules carry over. Light truck driving pays a higher Boston median of $49,630 and is growing.
- Pay difference
- +$14,340 median
- AI exposure
- Lower
- MA growth
- +14.6%
- To get started
- High school diploma or equivalent
Couriers and Messengers
Driving or riding to deliver items on time carries over. Courier work pays more at $43,830 and has strong projected growth.
- Pay difference
- +$8,540 median
- AI exposure
- Lower
- MA growth
- +13.4%
- To get started
- High school diploma or equivalent
Training near Boston
College and school programs in the Boston metro area that lead to this job, with 2023-24 completions (IPEDS).
No college programs near Boston map to this job. Many people enter through on-the-job training or apprenticeship.
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