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Highest Paying Industries for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

The top 100 highest paying industries for taxi drivers and chauffeurs (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $69,880, performing arts companies is the highest paying industry for taxi drivers and chauffeurs. It is followed by motion picture and video industries industry (average annual salary $43,430). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of taxi drivers and chauffeurs in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Industries for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Performing Arts Companies	$69,880	$25,600	170
2	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$43,430	$19,440	1,210
3	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$43,320	$19,450	1,210
4	Information	$41,800	$19,240	1,270
5	Legal Services	$41,070	$17,050	70
6	Nonscheduled Air Transportation	$34,030	$23,670	n/a
7	Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods	$33,230	$18,540	160
8	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$33,130	$19,090	360
9	Educational Services - State government owned	$32,890	$19,050	370
10	Air Transportation	$32,850	$22,090	120
11	Urban Transit Systems	$32,710	$19,160	930
12	Grocery and Related Product Merchant Wholesalers	$32,670	$18,600	150
13	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Land	$32,540	$18,710	510
14	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$31,770	$18,870	260
15	Engineering Services	$31,700	$18,180	n/a
16	Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services	$31,680	$18,240	100
17	Other Support Services	$31,300	$20,690	90
18	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation	$31,250	$18,370	680
19	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$30,910	$18,590	380
20	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$30,490	$17,940	n/a
21	Activities Related to Real Estate	$30,210	$19,450	400
22	Support Activities for Water Transportation	$30,070	$25,750	n/a
23	Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences	$29,990	$19,040	120
24	Scientific Research and Development Services	$29,990	$19,040	120
25	Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services	$29,730	$18,420	210
26	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$29,720	$19,640	900
27	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - State government owned	$29,620	$25,140	100
28	Credit Intermediation and Related Activities	$28,860	$19,510	n/a
29	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$28,820	$18,510	1,080
30	Residential Building Construction	$28,780	$24,850	n/a
31	Real Estate	$28,510	$18,760	1,040
32	Educational Support Services	$28,300	$20,550	60
33	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$28,190	$19,960	540
34	Construction	$27,880	$18,920	240
35	Lessors of Real Estate	$27,740	$18,410	600
36	Educational Services	$27,570	$19,300	1,940
37	Construction of Buildings	$27,480	$18,750	220
38	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$27,400	$20,930	n/a
39	Medical and Diagnostic Laboratories	$27,300	$19,150	80
40	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Privately owned	$27,290	$20,160	170
41	State government, including schools and hospitals	$27,220	$20,600	1,070
42	Specialty hospitals - Privately owned	$27,180	$20,470	430
43	Hospitals - State government owned	$27,110	$20,070	300
44	Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	$27,080	$20,410	500
45	Educational Services - Privately owned	$27,030	$19,940	890
46	Insurance Carriers and Related Activities	$26,790	$19,130	430
47	Insurance Carriers	$26,780	$19,110	420
48	Educational Support Services - Privately owned	$26,710	$19,680	30
49	Specialty hospitals - State government owned	$26,640	$19,710	70
50	Offices of All Other Health Practitioners	$26,620	$18,630	80
51	All Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$26,370	$18,660	30
52	Animal Slaughtering and Processing	$26,230	$21,370	40
53	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,170	$19,450	2,440
54	Hospitals - Privately owned	$26,120	$19,600	3,370
55	Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation, Other	$26,060	$17,690	170
56	Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians)	$26,050	$20,870	80
57	Educational Services - Local government owned	$26,020	$18,640	690
58	Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations	$26,000	$20,380	260
59	Religious Organizations	$26,000	$17,730	220
60	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$25,840	$18,800	810
61	Hospitals (including private, state, and local government hospitals)	$25,820	$19,350	4,200
62	Specialized Freight Trucking	$25,820	$17,470	690
63	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$25,780	$19,130	3,050
64	Activities Related to Credit Intermediation	$25,690	$18,480	n/a
65	Manufacturing	$25,510	$18,020	190
66	Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned	$25,500	$18,510	640
67	Full-Service Restaurants	$25,440	$19,140	n/a
68	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$25,440	$19,140	n/a
69	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$25,410	$17,930	7,860
70	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$25,360	$17,680	5,040
71	Food Manufacturing	$25,340	$17,650	70
72	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$25,320	$17,820	5,450
73	Federal, State, and Local Government	$25,320	$17,820	5,450
74	Truck Transportation	$25,280	$17,450	1,400
75	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - Privately owned	$25,140	$19,520	500
76	Automotive Mechanical and Electrical Repair and Maintenance	$25,120	$18,120	360
77	Grocery Stores	$25,110	$18,280	n/a
78	Food and Beverage Stores	$25,110	$18,280	n/a
79	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$25,080	$19,470	650
80	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$25,050	$17,740	6,780
81	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$24,970	$21,390	410
82	Direct Insurance (except Life, Health, and Medical) Carriers	$24,880	$19,250	260
83	General Freight Trucking	$24,880	$17,440	n/a
84	Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions	$24,810	$18,500	80
85	Grantmaking and Giving Services	$24,690	$16,530	160
86	Special Food Services	$24,610	$18,800	n/a
87	Other Ambulatory Health Care Services	$24,480	$18,860	1,000
88	Ambulance Services	$24,420	$18,860	970
89	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$24,410	$17,790	1,210
90	Food Services and Drinking Places	$24,390	$18,780	700
91	School and Employee Bus Transportation	$24,320	$19,110	2,830
92	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$24,270	$18,620	n/a
93	Nursing Care Facilities (Skilled Nursing Facilities)	$24,270	$18,340	2,980
94	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$24,240	$18,930	140
95	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$24,140	$17,780	1,410
96	Other Residential Care Facilities	$24,090	$18,300	530
97	Office Administrative Services	$24,060	$18,780	160
98	Continuing Care Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Facilities for the Elderly	$24,040	$18,580	5,400
99	Nursing and Residential Care Facilities	$24,010	$18,380	10,720
100	Residential Mental Health and Substance Abuse Facilities	$23,990	$18,200	1,040