Job description Private Chauffeur in the Parklands Region

Find out what work is like for a private chauffeur in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs (NOC 75200).

Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs

Description

Taxi and limousine drivers drive automobiles and limousines to transport passengers. Chauffeurs drive automobiles and limousines to transport personnel and visitors of businesses, government or other organizations or members of private households. Taxi and limousine drivers are employed by taxi and other transportation service companies, or they may be self-employed. Chauffeurs are employed by businesses, government and other organizations, or private individuals or families.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Taxi and limousine drivers
  • Pick up passengers and drive them to destinations in taxicabs or limousines
  • Help passengers with luggage and with boarding and exiting vehicles and assist passengers with special needs
  • Collect flat-rate or taximeter fares
  • Maintain travel logs and record cash and credit transactions
  • Maintain contact with taxi dispatch unit
  • Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing
  • May provide pick up and delivery services on request.
  • Chauffeurs
  • Pick up or meet employer according to request, appointment or schedule
  • Drive employer to destinations in automobile or limousine
  • Perform business and personal errands for employer such as delivering and picking up mail, business documents and parcels
  • Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing.

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 75200), and a list of similar occupations:

  • airport limousine driver
  • company chauffeur
  • limousine driver
  • private chauffeur
  • taxi driver

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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