Taxi / Rideshare Driver
🚕Drives passengers around the city via an app: orders, navigation, traffic, talking to customers. Flexible hours, but 10–12 hours behind the wheel.
Prospects & pay
What the work is like
💼 Job market
🇺🇸 $41.3k a year on average · +11.5% jobs by 2035 · 20,400 openings a year
Taxi drivers — US: Census ACS 2020–24 (full-time), BLS projections 2025–35
🇬🇧 £32.5k median a year · 80,000 jobs
Road transport drivers n.e.c. — UK: ONS ASHE 2025 (full-time)
🤖 AI & automation
Robotaxis already carry passengers in several US and Chinese cities; by 2035 they may take most rides in big cities. This is a disappearing job.
Who it suits
Interests: ✈️ Transport, flying, sea, 🤝 Helping and caring.
Key strengths: organisation.
Where to study
- Course Private hire / taxi licence from the local authority (London black cabs: The Knowledge)
Key school subjects (A-level / IB / AP): Geography.
🧗 Driving licence and experience, a private hire licence from the local authority, then Uber or Bolt; London black cabs require The Knowledge (3–4 years). A side job, not a long-term career.
Things to know
🌙 Night shifts and on-call🪑 Sitting at a computer all day
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