Skills
Taxi Driver Skills & Tools
The technical skills, people skills and tools employers look for in taxi drivers, and how to build and show them.
What skills do taxi drivers need?
Taxi Drivers need technical skills such as safe driving, navigation, and fare collection, plus people skills like courtesy and patience. They also use tools such as Vehicle and GPS apps.
Technical (hard) skills
- Safe driving
- Navigation
- Fare collection
- App use
- Local rules
- Vehicle care
People (soft) skills
- Courtesy
- Patience
- Calm
- Independence
Tools, equipment and technology
- Vehicle
- GPS apps
- Rideshare apps
- Taxi meters
- Payment readers
- Dash cams
Skills in action: common tasks
These step-by-step guides show how taxi drivers put their skills to work:
- How to earn more per hour as a driver
- How to stay safe while driving passengers
- How to track expenses as a self-employed driver
How to show these skills on a resume
- Lead your skills section with the technical skills from the job posting, for example, “Safe driving” and “Navigation.”
- Prove soft skills with results: instead of listing “courtesy,” describe a situation where you used it.
- List credentials such as Taxi or for-hire license near the top, with the issuing organization and date.
- Use the employer’s vocabulary. Our taxi driver glossary covers the terms hiring managers expect.
How to build these skills
Formal training, supervised practice and certification are the most direct routes. Our Taxi Driver training introduces each of these skills with plain-language lessons, procedures and a final knowledge check: a strong foundation before hands-on training or your first day.