Car, taxi and van drivers

Car, taxi and van drivers drive and tend motor cars and vans to transport passengers, mail or goods.

Skill level: Semi-skilled

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  • Salary range for the majority of workers in Car, taxi and van drivers - from R7 277 to R30 641 per month - 2025.
  • A Car, taxi and van drivers typically earns between R7 277 and R11 547 net per month at the start of the job.
  • After 5 years of service, this is between R7 898 and R13 362 per month for a working week of 45 hours.

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  • A Car Driver in human health and social work activities in scale 3 with 4 years or less experience earned minimum R5 600,00 and maximum R17 900,00 per month in 2019.

Duties and tasks

  • Driving and tending passenger vans, cars or taxis
  • Driving and tending cars, vans or small trucks to deliver mail or goods
  • Assisting passengers with handling of luggage
  • Collecting fares, payments for deliveries, or documents certifying deliveries
  • Operating telecommunications equipment to report location and availability, and following directions of control centre
  • Determining most appropriate route
  • Assisting physically challenged passengers
  • Operating equipment to facilitate the loading and unloading of physically challenged passengers

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