Also called: Bus Monitor, Transportation Paraprofessional
Rides the school bus to help and supervise students with disabilities on the way to and from school.
Bus aides buckle in car seats and wheelchair restraints, calm a student who gets overwhelmed by noise, and hand off kids safely to parents at each stop.
Estimate; usually hourly and split-shift.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
High school diploma, about 0 years after high school. High school diploma; background check and district training.
Ways in: On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average. No separate BLS projection; demand tracks special education enrollment.
Low risk for 10 years. Even self-driving buses would need a trusted adult to buckle wheelchairs, calm students and hand them to parents.
Age 18+. One way to start: Apply to the district transportation office or bus contractor for bus aide jobs First: Background check plus district training in CPR and wheelchair securement
Classes: Child development CTE class, Health, Psychology.
Official data: O*NET occupation 33-9094.
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