What You'll Do

  • Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
  • Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
  • Drive gasoline, diesel, or electrically powered multi-passenger vehicles to transport students between neighborhoods, schools, and school activities.
  • Escort small children across roads and highways.
  • Follow safety rules as students board and exit buses or cross streets near bus stops.
  • Keep bus interiors clean for students.
  • Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.
  • Maintain order among students during trips to ensure safety.
  • Make minor repairs to vehicles.
  • Pick up and drop off students at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.

Essential Skills

Active Listening 3.38/5
Critical Thinking 3.38/5
Monitoring 3.38/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.25/5
Speaking 3.12/5
Operations Monitoring 3.12/5
Reading Comprehension 3.0/5
Coordination 3.0/5
Service Orientation 3.0/5
Operation and Control 2.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 2.88/5
Time Management 2.88/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Maker: Building and fixing energizes you. You like tangible results and practical tools.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.
  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.

Common styles

Dependability, Stress Tolerance, Integrity, Attention to Detail, Self-Control

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Far Vision 4.0/5
Near Vision 3.75/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.5/5
Reaction Time 3.5/5
Depth Perception 3.5/5
Speech Recognition 3.5/5
Control Precision 3.38/5
Multilimb Coordination 3.38/5

Technologies & Tools

AOL MapQuest Microsoft Windows Web browser software

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.6/5)
  • Stress Tolerance (High importance: 4.29/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.14/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.12/5)
  • Self-Control (High importance: 4.09/5)

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How to Become One

Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience may be helpful but is usually not required. Training is often provided on the job.

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Also Known As

This career is known by many different job titles across industries. Here are all the variations:

Bus Drive Coordinator Bus Driver Bus Monitor Campus Driver CDL Bus Driver (Commercial Driver's License Bus Driver) CDL School Bus Driver (Commercial Driver's License School Bus Driver) Public School Bus Driver School Bus Driver School Bus Operator School Van Driver Shuttle Bus Driver SPED Bus Driver (Special Education Bus Driver) SPED Driver (Special Education Driver) SPED School Bus Driver (Special Education School Bus Driver) Student Driver Substitute Bus Driver