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Subway & Light Rail Operators vs Bus Drivers, School

Compare Subway & Light Rail Operators and Bus Drivers, School side by side: median pay, job outlook, AI exposure, education, and top skills. Subway & Light Rail Operators pays about $38k more.

Subway & Light Rail Operators

Median pay$86k
OutlookGrowing
AI exposureSome 38%, modeled
EducationHigh school
Active ListeningSpeakingMonitoringReading ComprehensionCritical Thinking

Bus Drivers, School

Median pay$48k
OutlookStable
AI exposureHigh 67%, modeled
EducationHigh school plus CDL
Active ListeningCritical ThinkingMonitoringSpeakingReading Comprehension
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Pay and outlook: BLS (OEWS 2025, Employment Projections 2024-2034). Skills: O*NET 30.3. AI exposure is a modeled estimate. How we model AI exposure.