Also called: City Bus Driver, Coach Operator
Drives city buses on fixed routes, helping riders and keeping to a schedule.
You pick up your bus at the depot, check it over, and drive your route through busy streets, helping a rider with a wheelchair ramp and answering questions. You know regulars by name.
Approximate BLS figures for transit and intercity bus drivers; big-city union operators earn more.
Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Certificate, about 0 years after high school. CDL-B with passenger endorsement; agencies usually train new hires.
Ways in: Certification, On-the-job training. Training cost: Get paid while you train.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Steady with many openings due to a driver shortage.
Low risk in 5 years, medium in 10. Robotaxis and self-driving shuttles are expanding in some cities; city bus driving holds through 2031, with pressure after.
Classes: Driver's education, Speech, Spanish.
Official data: O*NET occupation 53-3052.
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