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Occupations / Automobile Drivers

Automobile Drivers

Automobile Drivers drive motor cars to transport passengers to destinations.

Transport & logisticsLicensed workANZSCO 7311
51kPeople employed
+9% ▲Growth to 2035
60%Work full time
45Median age
Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7311.More about our sources: How we check our facts

What they do

The main tasks of this occupation, from the national occupation standard.

using mobile computer systems and radio networks to log into waiting passenger informationpicking up passengers at designated locations or when hailedchecking passenger destinations and determining most appropriate routetransporting passengers to desired destinationsassisting passengers with luggagecollecting fares and processing fare payments
Source: JSA occupation profileTask list from the Jobs and Skills Australia occupation profile for ANZSCO 7311 (ANZSCO task statements).More about our sources: How we check our facts

The outlook

Room for 5,200 more people in automobile drivers by 2035 ▲

The field shrank 2.6% in the year to February 2026, losing about 1,400 workers. Most of the jobs are in NSW and VIC, with QLD third.

Source: JSA · ABS, 2025-26ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7311.More about our sources: How we check our facts
55k2025
57.2k2030 PROJ.
60.2k2035 PROJ.

Getting in

There is no single way in. 28% trained through VET, 31% hold a degree.

Both paths are common in this field. These are the nationally recognised courses mapped to this occupation, with the number of registered training providers that offer each one.

Source: JSA · training.gov.auEducation split: JSA (Jobs and Skills Australia) occupation profile, using ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Census data, ANZSCO 7311. Qualification mapping and provider counts: training.gov.au, the national register of vocational education, October 2026. Listed providers are current registered training providers (private providers and TAFE institutes).More about our sources: How we check our facts

Nationally recognised training · most offered first

TLI21221Certificate II

Certificate II in Driving Operations

Transport and Logistics Training Package · licensed work.

See 5 providers

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Jobs open right now

51k Australians do this work. See who is hiring this month.

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Source: ABS · JSA, 2025-26State chart shows people employed, not current job ads. ABS (Australian Bureau of Statistics) Labour Force via Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), February 2026; ABS Employee Earnings and Hours May 2025; JSA Employment Projections, May 2025 base. ANZSCO 7311.More about our sources: How we check our facts

People employed by state, 2025-26

NSW15.9k
VIC13.4k
QLD12.3k
WA4.6k
SA2.7k
ACT0.5k
TAS0.5k
NT0.4k

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