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Employment
Bus drivers held about 653,000 jobs in 2004. About 35 percent worked part time. Around 71 percent of all bus drivers were school bus drivers working primarily for school systems or for companies providing school bus services under contract. Most of the remainder worked for private and local government transit systems; some also worked for intercity and charter bus lines.
Earnings
Median hourly earnings of transit and intercity bus drivers were $14.30 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $10.74 and $19.31 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $8.66, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $23.53 an hour. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of transit and intercity bus drivers in May 2004 were as follows:Local government$17.10 Interurban and rural bus transportation 15.86 Urban transit systems 13.49 Charter bus industry 10.81 Other transit and ground passenger transportation 10.74 Median hourly earnings of school bus drivers were $11.18 in May 2004. The middle 50 percent earned between $8.10 and $13.92 an hour. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $6.23, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $16.81 an hour. Median hourly earnings in the industries employing the largest numbers of school bus drivers in May 2004 were as follows:School and employee bus transportation$11.97 Elementary and secondary schools 10.74 Other transit and ground passenger transportation 10.62 Child day care services 9.28 Individual and family services 8.75 The benefits bus drivers receive from their employers vary greatly. Most intercity and local-transit bus drivers receive paid health and life insurance, sick leave, vacation leave, and free bus rides on any of the regular routes of their line or system. School bus drivers receive sick leave, and many are covered by health and life insurance and pension plans. Because they generally do not work when school is not in session, they do not get vacation leave. Many intercity and local-transit bus drivers are members of the Amalgamated Transit Union. Local-transit bus drivers in New York and several other large cities belong to the Transport Workers Union of America. Some drivers belong to the United Transportation Union or to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
Related Occupations
Other workers who drive vehicles on highways and city streets include taxi drivers and chauffeurs, and truck drivers and driver/sales workers.
Common Lay Titles
Bus Driver
Bus Driver, Day Haul or Farm Charter
Bus Operator
CDL Driver (Commercial Drivers License Driver)
Charter Coach Driver
Coach Operator
Delivery Driver
Interstate Bus Driver
Jitney Driver
Mobile Lounge Driver or Operator
Motor Bus Driver
Motor Coach Driver
Motor Coach Operator
Motor Coach Tour Operator
Motorcoach Driver
Motorcoach Operator
Operator
Stage Driver
Supervisor, Transportation
Trackless Trolley Driver
Tram Driver
Transit Bus Operator
Transit Coach Operator
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Schools Offering Degrees for
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