Also called: Pupil transportation manager
Plans bus routes and manages the fleet and drivers that get students to school.
Transportation directors design routes for hundreds of buses, hire and train drivers, handle breakdowns and snow days, and keep up with safety inspections.
Estimate based on BLS transportation managers.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 5 years after high school. Experience as a driver or dispatcher; bachelor's helpful; transportation certifications.
Ways in: On-the-job training, Certification. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Majors to look at: Logistics, Business.
Growing about average. Steady.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Routing software and AI fleet tools do the planning; hiring drivers and handling snow days and breakdowns stay human.
Classes: Business, Auto technology CTE, Geography.
Official data: O*NET occupation 11-3071.
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