Chauffeur
A chauffeur operates a motor vehicle to transport passengers in Australia, typically for executive clients, VIP services, or corporate hire arrangements. The role involves planning efficient routes, maintaining vehicle safety and cleanliness, and ensuring professional conduct and discretion in passenger interactions.
What this job is
A chauffeur operates a motor vehicle to transport passengers in Australia, typically for executive clients, VIP services, or corporate hire arrangements. The role involves planning efficient routes, maintaining vehicle safety and cleanliness, and ensuring professional conduct and discretion in passenger interactions. Chauffeurs must hold a current Australian driver's licence and comply with road rules, work health and safety requirements, and any client-specific protocols.
Are employers advertising this role?
Fewer than 50 vacancies were advertised nationally in the latest month. The numbers are too small to draw a reliable trend.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Internet Vacancy Index.
Day-to-day
Operate motor vehicles safely in accordance with Australian road rules and Safe Work Australia guidelines. Plan and navigate efficient routes using GPS systems and local knowledge to meet client departure and arrival times. Perform pre-trip and post-trip vehicle inspections including fuel, tyre condition, lights, windscreen wipers, and brake function. Maintain detailed logbooks recording kilometres travelled, fuel consumption, passenger details, and trip schedules as required by clients or employers. Present professional appearance and behaviour, including maintaining a clean and presentable vehicle interior and exterior. Assist passengers with luggage, doors, and seating arrangements, particularly for VIP or elderly clients. Communicate clearly with clients regarding travel times, route options, and any delays or traffic disruptions. Comply with National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) fatigue management rules where applicable and maintain rest schedules to ensure alertness.
Who does this now
About 4,100 people worked in this occupation across Australia at the 2021 Census.
What this role asks for
Certificate II or III (ABS skill level 4)
Registration or licensing is required.
Can employers fill these jobs
Employers hiring for this occupation were generally able to find suitable applicants in 2025. This measures how hard employers found it to fill jobs. It is not a count of jobs, and it does not say whether the occupation is growing.
Source: Jobs and Skills Australia, Training Occupation Pathways dataset, March 2026, version 1.0
Jobs and Skills Australia defines an occupation-ready qualification as:
Completing this qualification will provide the skills and knowledge to undertake this occupation. Further training and experience may be required to meet specific industry requirements including licensing and registration.
Jobs and Skills Australia, Training Occupation Pathways dataset, March 2026, version 1.0
Requirements
The standard entry pathway requires a Certificate II or III (ABS skill level 4). Specific qualification requirements vary by employer and state. Some employers may accept equivalent experience. Check yourcareer.gov.au for available courses and dewr.gov.au/skills-reform/free-tafe for subsidised training options.
The honest hard part
You're trapped in a car all day with irregular hours, traffic stress, and long stretches of monotony. Ride-sharing apps and, in future, autonomous vehicles could affect job security.
Where the jobs are
Regional Australia has minimal chauffeur work. Most jobs are in-person only: no remote option. Work is scattered across corporate car services, airport hotels, and private hire companies rather than one industry.
Skills
- Active Listeningcore
- Adaptability and Flexibilitycore
- Analyse travel alternativescore
- Assist passengerscore
- Attention to Detailcore
- Communicate with customerscore
- Complaint Handlingcore
- Confidentiality and Privacy Compliancecore
- Control the performance of the vehiclecore
- Cultural Awareness and Sensitivitycore
- Customer Needs Assessmentcore
- Delivery Schedulingcore
- Drive in urban areascore
- Drive vehiclescore
- Empathy and Emotional Intelligencecore
- Ensure vehicle operabilitycore
- Maintain vehicle appearancecore
- Maintain vehicle delivery documentationcore
- Mechanical components of vehiclescore
- Policy and Procedure Adherencecore
- Problem Solvingcore
- Road traffic lawscore
- Time Management and Prioritisationcore
- Verbal Communicationcore
- Appointment Scheduling
- Clean vehicle interiors
- Digital Literacy
- Execute vehicle maintenance
- Follow verbal instructions
- Geographic areas
- Incident Reporting
- Interpret traffic signals
- Lift heavy weights
- Multitasking
- Operate GPS systems
- Professional Boundaries Maintenance
- Risk Identification
- Telephone Etiquette
- Transport topography
- Workload Self-Management
Which of these do you have?
Tick the ones you haveCommon questions
Sources
- ABS OSCA 2024, occupation definition and task statements
- ABS, 2021 Census of Population and Housing based on usual place of residence (Custom Report). OSCA Experimental Estimates.
Role data is drawn from official Australian Government sources, and each figure names where it comes from. Where a role is not in the ABS classification, the page shows no government figures for it. Data may not reflect every local variation.
Last updated: 30 October 2026
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