Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs

• Follow relevant safety regulations and state laws governing vehicle operation and ensure that passengers follow safety regulations.
• Test vehicle equipment, such as lights, brakes, horns, or windshield wipers, to ensure proper operation.
• Arrange to pick up particular customers or groups on a regular schedule.
• Provide passengers with assistance entering and exiting vehicles and help them with any luggage.
• Notify dispatchers or company mechanics of vehicle problems.
• Complete accident reports when necessary.
• Communicate with dispatchers by radio, telephone, or computer to exchange information and receive requests for passenger service.
• Perform routine vehicle maintenance, such as regulating tire pressure and adding gasoline, oil, and water.
• Drive taxicabs, limousines, company cars, or privately owned vehicles to transport passengers.
• Pick up passengers at prearranged locations, at taxi stands, or by cruising streets in high traffic areas.
• Record name, date, and taxi identification information on trip sheets, along with trip information, such as time and place of pickup and drop-off, and total fee.
• Perform minor vehicle repairs, such as cleaning spark plugs, or take vehicles to mechanics for servicing.
• Vacuum and clean interiors and wash and polish exteriors of automobiles.
• Pick up or meet employers according to requests, appointments, or schedules.
• Perform errands for customers or employers, such as delivering or picking up mail and packages.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs.

• Active Listening - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Service Orientation - Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Social Perceptiveness - Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Operation Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Source: O*NET OnLine information for Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs.