Transportation
Bus Drivers, School
SOC 53-3051
Get students to and from school safely on a fixed route.
The job
Median pay
$48k
$39k to $58k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Stable
+0.7% projected
Openings a year
57k
BLS projection
Typical education
High school plus CDL
Our model
AI displacement risk
Moderate
How much of this job AI may do instead of the person
Works with AI
28/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
75th pct
More exposed than 75% of occupations · modeled estimate · 49th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
42/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
Pay and jobs by state
BLS OEWS May 2025, 51 states. Sorted by jobs; per 1,000 is jobs per thousand workers in the state; vs national compares that rate with the country's.
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York | 38,320 | 4.0 | 1.5× | $57k |
| Texas | 37,550 | 2.7 | 1.0× | $44k |
| Pennsylvania | 23,670 | 3.9 | 1.5× | $48k |
| Illinois | 21,230 | 3.5 | 1.3× | $49k |
| Georgia | 16,880 | 3.5 | 1.3× | $45k |
| California | 16,600 | 0.9 | 0.3× | $61k |
| New Jersey | 13,670 | 3.2 | 1.2× | $59k |
| Florida | 13,470 | 1.4 | 0.5× | $45k |
| Minnesota | 13,110 | 4.4 | 1.7× | $49k |
| Virginia | 12,930 | 3.1 | 1.2× | $50k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 12,390 | 2.5 | 1.0× | $37k |
| Indiana | 11,780 | 3.7 | 1.4× | $48k |
| Alabama | 10,410 | 4.9 | 1.9× | $18k |
| Washington | 9,660 | 2.7 | 1.1× | $63k |
| Massachusetts | 9,330 | 2.6 | 1.0× | $65k |
| Maryland | 9,020 | 3.3 | 1.3× | $56k |
| Missouri | 8,970 | 3.1 | 1.2× | $47k |
| Michigan | 8,780 | 2.0 | 0.8× | $46k |
| Connecticut | 7,970 | 4.7 | 1.8× | $62k |
| Wisconsin | 7,840 | 2.7 | 1.0× | $48k |
| Tennessee | 7,050 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Kentucky | 6,820 | 3.4 | 1.3× | $45k |
| Louisiana | 6,670 | 3.4 | 1.3× | $29k |
| South Carolina | 5,900 | 2.6 | 1.0× | $40k |
| Ohio | 5,540 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $46k |
| Oregon | 5,210 | 2.6 | 1.0× | $51k |
| Arizona | 5,020 | 1.5 | 0.6× | $46k |
| Iowa | 4,840 | 3.1 | 1.2× | $46k |
| Kansas | 4,830 | 3.4 | 1.3× | $46k |
| West Virginia | 4,690 | 6.7 | 2.6× | $33k |
| Arkansas | 4,340 | 3.3 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Colorado | 3,840 | 1.3 | 0.5× | $53k |
| Mississippi | 3,790 | 3.3 | 1.3× | $31k |
| Oklahoma | 3,710 | 2.2 | 0.8× | $37k |
| Idaho | 2,960 | 3.5 | 1.3× | $46k |
| Nevada | 2,590 | 1.7 | 0.6× | $37k |
| Nebraska | 2,330 | 2.3 | 0.9× | $48k |
| New Hampshire | 2,040 | 3.0 | 1.1× | $51k |
| Utah | 1,920 | 1.1 | 0.4× | $53k |
| New Mexico | 1,870 | 2.1 | 0.8× | $45k |
| Rhode Island | 1,800 | 3.6 | 1.4× | $59k |
| Maine | 1,670 | 2.6 | 1.0× | $49k |
| Montana | 1,630 | 3.2 | 1.2× | $46k |
| North Dakota | 1,530 | 3.6 | 1.4× | $51k |
| Wyoming | 1,360 | 4.8 | 1.9× | $46k |
| Delaware | 1,350 | 2.8 | 1.1× | $42k |
| South Dakota | 1,290 | 2.8 | 1.1× | $40k |
| Vermont | 860 | 2.8 | 1.1× | $57k |
| Alaska | 790 | 2.4 | 0.9× | $54k |
| Hawaii | 630 | 1.0 | 0.4× | $59k |
| Washington DC | 510 | 0.7 | 0.3× | $55k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ29,280 jobs · $60k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN15,210 jobs · $49k median
- Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA11,190 jobs · $47k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX9,730 jobs · $44k median
- Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX9,030 jobs · $47k median
- Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD8,980 jobs · $52k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV8,620 jobs · $58k median
- Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI8,070 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Bus Drivers, School interactively →Pay and outlook from BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2025-2035). Skills and work activities from O*NET 30.3. AI exposure and future-proof scores are modeled estimates. How these numbers are made.