Cataleg D ocupacions capçalera

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Catalogue of occupations

Ocupacions

Taxi driver

Latest available data: March 2026 (includes accumulated data from the past 12 months)

Other denominations:
Cab driver Chauffeur Driver of taxi Minicab driver Private driver Private hire driver Taxi driver

Taxi drivers operate a licensed private passenger transportation vehicle, looking after customers, taking fares and managing vehicle servicing.

Tasks

Tasks include -
(a) Driving and tending passenger, vans, cars or taxis;
(b) Driving and tending cars, vans or small trucks to deliver mail or goods;
(c) Assisting passengers with handling of luggage;
(d) Collecting fares, payments for deliveries, or documents certifying deliveries;
(e) Operating telecommunications equipment to report location and availability, and follow directions of control centre;
(f) Determining most appropriate route;
(g) Assisting physically challenged passengers;
(h) Operating equipment to facilitate the loading and unloading of physically challenged passengers.

Knowledge

  • Transport services
  • Earth sciences
  • Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft

Digital competencies

  • Developing solutions
  • Performing general clerical and administrative tasks
  • Driving vehicles
  • Operating communications equipment
  • Driving light vehicles

Digital competencies

  • Using digital tools for collaboration and productivity

Personal competencies

  • Demonstrating willingness to learn
  • Maintaining a positive attitude
  • Communicating
  • Following ethical code of conduct

Professional groups of the occupation

Plant and machine operators, and assemblers

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Car, van and motorcycle drivers

Car, taxi and van drivers

Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?

Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès

Car, taxi and van drivers

16.077

Number of contracts in Barcelonès

54,35%

Percentage of contracts in Catalonia

7,15% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès

76,59%

Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès

10,91%

Part-time contracts

1,40% Turnover index

3.218

Average of job seekers in Barcelonès

-4%

Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

The market for this profile is hiring

Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age

Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

88%

12%

Men
Women

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

Contracts by age groups.

Drivers and mobile plant operators

Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia

What vacancies are published in the professional family?

Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year

Car, van and motorcycle drivers

Occupation Vacancies Permanent contracts

Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.

What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?

Car, taxi and van drivers

No experience
6%
Less than 1 year
14%
Between 1 and 2 years
25%
Between 2 and 4 years
32%
Between 4 and 8 years
9%
More than 8 years
14%
Transportation and storage
33%
Manufacturing
14%
Professional, scientific and techinical activities
11%
Administrative and support service activities
9%
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles
6%
Others
27%

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

The vacancies published are for working in:

Job vacancies posted by county

Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission.

Methodological note