Transportation
Bus Drivers, Transit
SOC 53-3052
Drive city routes safely while managing riders and timing.
The job
Median pay
$59k
$48k to $71k typical range
Outlook, 2025 to 2035
Growing fast
+4.1% projected
Openings a year
21k
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
29/100
AI alongside the person rather than instead of them
AI exposure
83rd pct
More exposed than 83% of occupations · modeled estimate · 66th pct in Microsoft's data
Future-proof
46/100
Key skills
- Active Listening
- Critical Thinking
- Speaking
- Monitoring
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| California | 24,380 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $67k |
| New York | 16,770 | 1.7 | 1.7× | $84k |
| Texas | 11,600 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Florida | 9,130 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $48k |
| Illinois | 8,650 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $65k |
| Washington | 6,960 | 2.0 | 1.9× | $72k |
| New Jersey | 6,420 | 1.5 | 1.5× | $61k |
| Maryland | 4,890 | 1.8 | 1.7× | $65k |
| Pennsylvania | 4,710 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $51k |
| Ohio | 4,000 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $63k |
All 51 states
| State | Jobs | Per 1,000 | vs national | Median pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 3,970 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $65k |
| Virginia | 3,800 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $53k |
| Georgia | 3,700 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Michigan | 3,620 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $48k |
| Colorado | 3,540 | 1.2 | 1.2× | $63k |
| Arizona | 3,240 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $54k |
| North Carolina | 2,900 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $44k |
| Oregon | 2,620 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $66k |
| Minnesota | 2,610 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $50k |
| Kentucky | 2,570 | 1.3 | 1.3× | $55k |
| Nevada | 2,540 | 1.6 | 1.6× | $62k |
| Wisconsin | 2,220 | 0.8 | 0.7× | $53k |
| Hawaii | 2,190 | 3.5 | 3.4× | $69k |
| Indiana | 2,130 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Tennessee | 1,970 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $48k |
| Missouri | 1,860 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $61k |
| Connecticut | 1,830 | 1.1 | 1.1× | $60k |
| Oklahoma | 1,760 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $50k |
| Iowa | 1,560 | 1.0 | 1.0× | $46k |
| Louisiana | 1,490 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $49k |
| Utah | 1,230 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $51k |
| Alabama | 960 | 0.5 | 0.4× | $38k |
| South Carolina | 630 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $43k |
| New Mexico | 580 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $46k |
| Arkansas | 570 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $38k |
| Idaho | 520 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $49k |
| West Virginia | 520 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $39k |
| Maine | 470 | 0.7 | 0.7× | $58k |
| Nebraska | 460 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $45k |
| Montana | 450 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $46k |
| Vermont | 440 | 1.4 | 1.4× | $54k |
| Kansas | 430 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $41k |
| South Dakota | 410 | 0.9 | 0.9× | $42k |
| Mississippi | 400 | 0.3 | 0.3× | $39k |
| Delaware | 380 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $61k |
| New Hampshire | 300 | 0.4 | 0.4× | $55k |
| Alaska | 250 | 0.8 | 0.8× | $64k |
| North Dakota | 250 | 0.6 | 0.6× | $49k |
| Washington DC | 150 | 0.2 | 0.2× | $56k |
| Wyoming | 130 | 0.5 | 0.5× | $46k |
| Rhode Island | 70 | 0.1 | 0.1× | $49k |
Top metro areas
- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ19,770 jobs · $78k median
- Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA10,140 jobs · $68k median
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN7,080 jobs · $65k median
- San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA5,540 jobs · $79k median
- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA4,430 jobs · $83k median
- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV4,070 jobs · $65k median
- Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL3,620 jobs · $48k median
- Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX3,400 jobs · $50k median
Explore the rankings
Explore Bus Drivers, Transit 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.