- Getting behind the wheel netted chauffeurs an average annual salary of $21,550 in 2008, states the United States Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics. Chauffeurs wanting to increase their salary potential should look to industries such as financial investments, which paid an average mean chauffeur wage of $57,690 in 2009 and the aerospace product and parts manufacturing industry, which paid $50,030. Chauffeurs on the east coast also earned higher pay, with the top earnings coming from the District of Columbia at $31,960 per year and Connecticut at $31,050 per year.
- People seeking employment as chauffeurs may want to pay attention to areas across the country with the most congestion or urban populations. According to the United States Department of Labor, the New York/Northern New Jersey/Long Island area employed the most chauffeurs, followed by Las Vegas and Los Angeles/Santa Ana/Long Beach.
- Chauffeurs earn their salaries in a much different way than a standard 40 hour, nine-to-five type of job. Many chauffeurs work non-traditional hours, such as evenings and late nights and may function in an on-call basis. Chauffeurs also may be responsible for upkeep on their vehicles, including washing, waxing, oil changes, vacuuming the insides, furnishing snacks and drinks and filling the gas tank. All chauffeurs must have a valid driver's license, although no specialty training is required.
- Drivers seeking a chauffeur salary may hit the road in a career field the United States Department of Labor predicts will grow more quickly than other professions, rising 16 percent and adding 36,100 jobs through the year 2018. The most plentiful jobs and best salaries will be in the metropolitan areas of the country.
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