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What is a bus aide and how to become one
Avg. Salary $27,305
Avg. Salary $59,228
Growth rate 5%
Growth rate 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.01%
Asian 2.47%
Black or African American 8.79%
Hispanic or Latino 16.32%
Unknown 4.54%
White 66.88%
Genderfemale 80.12%
male 19.88%
Age - 59American Indian and Alaska Native 3.00%
Asian 7.00%
Black or African American 14.00%
Hispanic or Latino 19.00%
White 57.00%
Genderfemale 47.00%
male 53.00%
Age - 59Stress level is high
7.1 - high
Complexity level is intermediate
7 - challenging
Work life balance is excellent
6.4 - fair
Bus aide career paths
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Start to develop specific bus aide skills
Skills Percentages Safety Rules 33.38% Kids 14.90% CPR 10.43% Seat Belts 4.72% Wheel Chair 4.32% Complete relevant bus aide training and internships
Accountants spend an average of 1-3 months on post-employment, on-the-job training. New bus aides learn the skills and techniques required for their job and employer during this time. The chart below shows how long it takes to gain competency as a bus aide based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data and data from real bus aide resumes.Research bus aide duties and responsibilities
- Attend all meetings, first aide, CPR classes when instruct.
- Involve certification of CPR class, loading wheelchairs, and attending to safety of students while in transit
- Help kids load on and off the bus, ensuring children are buckled in and sitting correctly in their seat.
- Monitor kids and priority kids safety
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Apply for bus aide jobs
Now it's time to start searching for a bus aide job. Consider the tips below for a successful job search:
- Browse job boards for relevant postings
- Consult your professional network
- Reach out to companies you're interested in working for directly
- Watch out for job scams
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Average bus aide salary
The average bus aide salary in the United States is $27,305 per year or $13 per hour. Bus aide salaries range between $22,000 and $32,000 per year.
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Bus aide reviews
Severing the public , being able to get people to and from work and home is a good day work as a bus driver.
Not enough overtime , the hours are not enough, and since their are meaningful, being able to sign up for overtime helps . Then there are the class C drivers who take advantage of bus drivers, by cutting us off, or just not being aware that a 40ft/ 60ft bus can not stop on a dime And while class C drivers take unnecessary traffic risk. A bus driver must stay alert and expect the unexpected every minute under the wheel of a bus
The freedom to work on your own schedule.
The road rage drivers: people lose their empathy when driving. They become aggressive and angry by the slightest event on the road. Hence, taking the fun out of driving. However, driving is still relaxing and fun.
I like the split schedule and having holidays, snow days and summers (if you want them). I like my supervisors and my co-workers. I drive a special needs run which I really enjoy and get a lot of satisfaction from and we receive good benefits and retirement.
It’s hard to get up so early! When I had a regular run I believed that those routes should have attendants to help control the students-instead of just special needs routes having them.
Updated January 8, 2025
