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AI Automation Index
Will AI Replace Taxi Drivers?
Task-level automation exposure for Taxi Drivers: 16 O*NET tasks scored against their work activities, plus the simulator.
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35%
weighted task index
16 of 16 tasks scored
Median Salary
$42,100 / year
BLS OEWS, May 2025 — this exact occupation
Employment Level
Medium
41,050 people hold this job — size, not growth
Projected 2025–35
+11.5%
employment change
20,400 openings a year · BLS line item
Pay by state
BLS OEWS publishes 25 state estimates for this occupation. Each is its own survey estimate, not the national median adjusted for local prices.
$26,970 – $48,740
Highest medians
Texas $48,740
Nevada $44,800
Colorado $43,490
New York $41,570
New Hampshire $41,510
Lowest medians
Kansas $26,970
Wisconsin $27,820
Florida $28,060
Virginia $28,490
Puerto Rico $31,620
State figures come from the 53-3054 row in the May 2025 state panel. States where the estimate was suppressed or too small to publish are absent.
What the score is made of
Each task is mapped to its work activities, scored for AI automation potential, and weighted by how important those activities are to the job. These are the components.
Automation potential 35%
Importance-weighted mean of the scored tasks. This is the headline index.
Physical work 38%
Share of weighted tasks in hands-on or machine-operating work activities.
Judgment & influence 13%
Share in analysis, decisions, teaching, directing, advising, or caring for others.
Routine administration 6%
Share in documenting, recording, and administrative activities.
Rewritten by O*NET 0%
Share of weighted tasks O*NET rewrote in a recent update. Reported, not folded into the score.
Constituent Task Mix
16 tasks for this occupation, weighted by work-activity importance. Shares below are of total task weight, not task count.
High exposure (≥ 60% of the task is automatable) 25%
4 tasks
Medium exposure (≥ 35%) 25%
4 tasks
Low exposure (below 35%) 50%
8 tasks
How would you survive?
Move your week away from the high-exposure tasks and toward the ones that need judgment. The simulator recalculates the index as you shift the mix.
Simulate Upskilling →Constituent Tasks
#23758 · Core · 20% automatable
Collect fares or vouchers from passengers, and make change or issue receipts as necessary.
physical manipulation — Collecting fares physically from customers
Collect fares or payment from customers.
#23759 · Core · 35% automatable
Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
situated mobility — Vehicle movement coordination is real-time physical
Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement.
#23760 · Core · 72% automatable
Complete accident reports when necessary.
text generation — Draft incident reports; human verifies facts and liability
Prepare accident or incident reports.
#23761 · Core · 55% automatable
Determine fares based on trip distances and times, using taximeters and fee schedules, and announce fares to passengers.
information retrieval — Transport info lookup automatable; live assistance human
Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
#23762 · Core · 10% automatable
Drive taxicabs or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
situated mobility — Driving passenger vehicles needs real-world control
Drive passenger vehicles.
#23763 · Core · 55% automatable
Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation, and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
decision support — AI can guide safety procedures but human executes driving
Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
#23764 · Core · 65% automatable
Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
text generation — Reporting malfunctions is structured information relay
Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions.
#23765 · Core · 7% automatable
Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.
physical manipulation — Physical vehicle maintenance work
Clean vehicles or vehicle components. Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
#23766 · Core · 8% automatable
Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
physical manipulation — Physical vehicle maintenance work
Maintain vehicles in good working condition.
#23767 · Core · 10% automatable
Pick up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands, or by cruising streets in high-traffic areas.
situated mobility — Driving passenger vehicles needs real-world control
Drive passenger vehicles.
#23768 · Core · 5% automatable
Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles, and help them with any luggage.
physical manipulation — Physical boarding assistance
Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
#23769 · Core · 55% automatable
Provide passengers with information or advice about the local area, points of interest, hotels, or restaurants.
information retrieval — Transport info lookup automatable; live assistance human
Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
#23770 · Core · 62% automatable
Report to taxicab services or garages to receive vehicle assignments.
information retrieval — Receiving instructions is passive; AI can parse and relay
Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.
#23771 · Core · 20% automatable
Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
visual inspection — Vehicle inspection is physical on-site work
Inspect motor vehicles.
#23772 · Core · 82% automatable
Turn the taximeter on when passengers enter the cab, and turn it off when they reach the final destination.
data analysis — Cost calculation from structured inputs
Calculate costs of goods or services.
#23773 · Core · 5% automatable
Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.
physical manipulation — Hands-on washing of vehicle surfaces and parts
Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
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How this was scored
- 1. Tasks. O*NET task statements for this occupation, from a release whose newest record is dated 08/2026.
- 2. Work activities. Each task maps to 1–5 Detailed Work Activities; each activity belongs to one of 41 Generalized Work Activities that O*NET rates for importance (1–5) in this occupation.
- 3. Automation potential. Every work activity carries one score for how far current AI can perform it end-to-end. Tasks inherit the mean of their activities.
- 4. Weighting. Task weight = 0.35 + 0.65 × (importance − 1)/4, scaled by how often the task is performed and by 0.7 for Supplemental tasks. Importance is the task's own O*NET rating where it exists (18,369 of 18,838 tasks); the rest inherit their work activities' importance. The index is the weighted mean.
Check: across the 910 occupations where O*NET also rates how far machine speed sets the pace, this index moves opposite to it (Spearman ρ = -0.49). The more a job is paced by equipment, the less of its task content AI can address — the relationship you would expect if the scoring is working.
Sources · O*NET 31.0 (task records to 08/2026) · BLS OEWS May 2025 · BLS projections 2025-2035 · rubric v2.1 · tasks for O*NET, not a forecast
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