Georgia·Transportation and Material Moving Occupations·SOC 53-3053

Best Shuttle Driver programs in Georgia, ranked by enrollment

Drive a motor vehicle to transport passengers on a planned or scheduled basis. May collect a fare.

22 schools in Georgia run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,996 people a year. The job pays a median of $34,110 in Georgia across about 5,810 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledDriverChauffeurShuttle DriverLimo Driver (Limousine Driver)Bus DriverCar DriverVan DriverTransporter
Graduates / yr
1,996
in Georgia
Median pay · Georgia
$34,110
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
5,810
people employed
Schools
22
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
44%
across those schools
Median net price
$24,084
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Georgia that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

1 programs in Georgia that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Georgia (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Georgia page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 49.0205In Georgia
1,996
100.0%
22$42,812$7,572

Top 22 schools in Georgia

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 15 of the 22 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
216Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$45,69650%
2Savannah Technical College
Savannah, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
183Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$35,96942%
3Southern Regional Technical College
Thomasville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
156Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$34,74631%
4Oconee Fall Line Technical College
Sandersville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
143Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$33,22665%
5West Georgia Technical College
Waco, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
143Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$43,07235%
6South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
127Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$42,55161%
7Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
119Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$37,66858%
8Central Georgia Technical College
Warner Robins, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
96Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$43,65247%
9Athens Technical College
Athens, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
92Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$40,57151%
10North Georgia Technical College
Clarkesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
82Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor39%
11Coastal Pines Technical College
Waycross, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
74Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor48%
12Ogeechee Technical College
Statesboro, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
74Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$35,42743%
13Chattahoochee Technical College
Marietta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
70Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$40,59038%
14Southeastern Technical College
Vidalia, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
68Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$33,25638%
15Atlanta Technical College
Atlanta, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
62Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$35,70949%
16Georgia Northwestern Technical College
Rome, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
61Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor43%
17Albany Technical College
Albany, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
55Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$36,94642%
18Miller - Motte College - Augusta
Augusta, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
53Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor$46,90959%$21,799
19Georgia Piedmont Technical College
Clarkston, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
49Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor44%
20Lanier Technical College
Gainesville, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
40Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor34%
21Columbus Technical College
Columbus, GA Public · 1 feeder programs
29Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor27%
22Miller - Motte College - Columbus
Columbus, GA Private for-profit · 1 feeder programs
4Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor13%$24,084

All 22 schools in Georgia

Every school in Georgia with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Georgia that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
Wiregrass Georgia Technical CollegeValdostaPublic2161
Savannah Technical CollegeSavannahPublic1831
Southern Regional Technical CollegeThomasvillePublic1561
Oconee Fall Line Technical CollegeSandersvillePublic1431
West Georgia Technical CollegeWacoPublic1431
South Georgia Technical CollegeAmericusPublic1271
Southern Crescent Technical CollegeGriffinPublic1191
Central Georgia Technical CollegeWarner RobinsPublic961
Athens Technical CollegeAthensPublic921
North Georgia Technical CollegeClarkesvillePublic821
Coastal Pines Technical CollegeWaycrossPublic741
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroPublic741
Chattahoochee Technical CollegeMariettaPublic701
Southeastern Technical CollegeVidaliaPublic681
Atlanta Technical CollegeAtlantaPublic621

What shuttle drivers and chauffeurs earn in Georgia

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Georgia
$34,110
Mean annual
$35,350
Jobs in state
5,810
What the range looks like
10th pct$23,730Median$34,11090th pct$47,790
Versus the national median
-8.5%

U.S. median $37,290. Georgia pays below the national figure.

Job concentration
0.74×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Georgia

Brunswick-St. Simons, GA
$47,710median
80 jobs
Gainesville, GA
$33,970median
140 jobs
Columbus, GA-AL
$42,890median
230 jobs
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA
$35,020median
3,350 jobs
Athens-Clarke County, GA
$31,240median
240 jobs
Savannah, GA
$33,090median
260 jobs
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC
$30,500median
230 jobs
Warner Robins, GA
$30,480median
50 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+6.7%
Faster than average
Openings per year
36,300
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
16,400
243,900 → 260,300
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
Plus short-term on-the-job training

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs page.

How to become a Shuttle Driver

Job zone 2 of 5 · SVP Below 6.0
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training

Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.

Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.

Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.

Top skills

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The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Georgia

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 1 majors mapped to Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 49.0205Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Common questions

Answers for people weighing shuttle drivers and chauffeurs programs in Georgia.

What degree do you need to become a Shuttle Driver?+

No formal educational credential is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor, which awarded 1,996 degrees in Georgia in 2024-25, 100.0% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Shuttle Driver?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 1 programs to this occupation. The largest are Ground Transportation. Together they graduate about 1,996 people a year in Georgia.

How much do shuttle drivers and chauffeurs earn in Georgia?+

The median is $34,110 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 8.5% below the U.S. median of $37,290. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs growing?+

BLS projects a +6.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, faster than average, with roughly 36,300 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Georgia?+

22 institutions in Georgia reported graduates from at least one of the 1 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

What other job titles do shuttle drivers and chauffeurs work under?+

Employers advertise this work under many names. O*NET records Driver, Chauffeur, Shuttle Driver, Limo Driver (Limousine Driver) among the most commonly reported, all mapping to SOC 53-3053.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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