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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

Wages

Median annual wage, U.S.$59,050
Employment, U.S.159,240
Median hourly wage$28.39
Annual wage percentiles, U.S., May 2025
10th25thMedian75th90th
$40,030$47,530$59,050$70,700$84,700
By state (51)
StateEmploymentMedian annualLocation quotient
Alabama960$37,7000.44
Alaska250$64,1500.75
Arizona3,240$53,8700.98
Arkansas570$37,5200.43
California24,380$67,1301.31
Colorado3,540$63,0101.20
Connecticut1,830$60,1001.05
Delaware380$60,5100.77
District of Columbia150$55,5800.20
Florida9,130$48,3000.90
Georgia3,700$45,5000.74
Hawaii2,190$68,5003.41
Idaho520$49,0000.60
Illinois8,650$65,2001.38
Indiana2,130$58,4100.65
Iowa1,560$45,8900.98
Kansas430$41,3400.29
Kentucky2,570$54,5501.26
Louisiana1,490$48,8600.75
Maine470$57,8700.71
Maryland4,890$65,2201.73
Massachusetts3,970$65,4601.07
Michigan3,620$47,6600.80
Minnesota2,610$50,2000.86
Mississippi400$38,5700.33
Missouri1,860$60,6600.62
Montana450$45,6400.85
Nebraska460$45,1200.44
Nevada2,540$61,7001.60
New Hampshire300$54,8300.43
New Jersey6,420$61,1401.46
New Mexico580$45,6100.66
New York16,770$84,4801.69
North Carolina2,900$44,0600.57
North Dakota250$48,8900.57
Ohio4,000$62,7600.70
Oklahoma1,760$50,3001.01
Oregon2,620$65,5101.30
Pennsylvania4,710$51,3600.76
Rhode Island70$48,6100.13
South Carolina630$43,3300.27
South Dakota410$41,5900.88
Tennessee1,970$47,7700.59
Texas11,600$48,7400.81
Utah1,230$50,7300.69
Vermont440$53,8301.42
Virginia3,800$52,9400.90
Washington6,960$72,2801.92
West Virginia520$39,2600.72
Wisconsin2,220$52,6600.74
Wyoming130$45,6300.44

Similar occupations

Similarity is our measure: the cosine of importance x level over all 120 O*NET skills, knowledge areas and abilities. It is not an O*NET finding. More.

#OccupationJob ZoneSimilarity
1Bus Drivers, School1-20.962
2Subway and Streetcar Operators1-20.962
3Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers1-20.956
4Motorboat Operators1-20.940
5Commercial Pilots30.934
6Locomotive Engineers1-20.934
7Light Truck Drivers1-20.929
8Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers40.927
9Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs1-20.927
10Rail Yard Engineers, Dinkey Operators, and Hostlers1-20.926

One skill away

Among the 50 occupations most similar to Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, those at the same Job Zone or lower, where exactly one skill rated at least 3 in importance needs a level more than 0.75 points higher (on O*NET's 0-7 level scale). Our definition. Change the thresholds.

OccupationSkill to buildLevel gapSimilarity
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck DriversTroubleshooting1.130.956
Driver/Sales WorkersComplex Problem Solving1.260.881
Industrial Truck and Tractor OperatorsEquipment Maintenance1.620.879
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship LoadersComplex Problem Solving1.260.870

Software to learn next

Software used by at least 3 of the 20 occupations most similar to Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, excluding software Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity already lists and any you named. Ranked by how many of them use it, weighted by how much more common it is among them than across all occupations (lift). Our ranking.

SoftwareSimilar jobs using itLift
Route mapping software3 of 2019.8x
Inventory tracking software3 of 203.1x
Microsoft Office software15 of 200.8x
Microsoft Outlook10 of 200.7x
Microsoft Excel14 of 200.8x
Microsoft PowerPoint3 of 200.2x
Microsoft Word11 of 200.6x

Skills

From O*NET data. Importance is rated 1 to 5 and level 0 to 7.

SkillTypeImportanceLevel
Operation and ControlTransferable skill 3.88 3.12
Operations MonitoringTransferable skill 3.62 3.00
Active ListeningEssential skill 3.12 2.75
Critical ThinkingEssential skill 3.12 2.75
Time ManagementTransferable skill 3.12 2.75
Service OrientationTransferable skill 3.12 2.62
MonitoringEssential skill 3.00 2.50
Social PerceptivenessTransferable skill 3.00 2.38
SpeakingEssential skill 3.00 2.25
Judgment and Decision MakingTransferable skill 2.75 2.38
Reading ComprehensionEssential skill 2.75 2.38
CoordinationTransferable skill 2.62 2.50
Active LearningEssential skill 2.62 2.00
WritingEssential skill 2.50 2.12
PersuasionTransferable skill 2.50 1.75
Complex Problem SolvingTransferable skill 2.38 1.62
Learning StrategiesEssential skill 2.12 1.75
Quality Control AnalysisTransferable skill 2.12 1.75
NegotiationTransferable skill 2.12 1.62
Management of Personnel ResourcesTransferable skill 2.12 1.50
MathematicsEssential skill 2.00 1.75
TroubleshootingTransferable skill 2.00 1.75
InstructingTransferable skill 2.00 1.50
Systems AnalysisTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Systems EvaluationTransferable skill 1.88 1.12
Equipment MaintenanceTransferable skill 1.88 1.00
Management of Financial ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 1.00
Management of Material ResourcesTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
Technology DesignTransferable skill 1.75 0.75
RepairingTransferable skill 1.62 0.88
Equipment SelectionTransferable skill 1.38 0.38
InstallationTransferable skill 1.00not rated
Operations AnalysisTransferable skill 1.00not rated
ProgrammingTransferable skill 1.00not rated
ScienceEssential skill 1.00not rated
Knowledge (33) and abilities (52)
Knowledge
NameImportanceLevel
Transportation 4.51 4.44
Customer and Personal Service 4.35 5.47
Public Safety and Security 4.03 3.29
English Language 3.41 3.00
Law and Government 3.06 2.12
Administration and Management 2.83 2.49
Telecommunications 2.80 1.67
Computers and Electronics 2.69 2.55
Education and Training 2.50 2.29
Administrative 2.40 1.94
Psychology 2.38 2.67
Mathematics 2.38 1.48
Mechanical 2.36 1.67
Geography 2.31 1.56
Communications and Media 2.23 1.82
Sales and Marketing 2.21 1.90
Personnel and Human Resources 2.07 1.73
Engineering and Technology 1.93 1.65
Economics and Accounting 1.92 1.01
Foreign Language 1.90 1.19
Design 1.68 1.13
Production and Processing 1.65 1.26
Therapy and Counseling 1.63not rated
Sociology and Anthropology 1.59 1.13
Medicine and Dentistry 1.59 0.84
Physics 1.58 0.70
Philosophy and Theology 1.51 1.06
Building and Construction 1.49 0.77
Chemistry 1.45 1.00
History and Archeology 1.41 0.97
Food Production 1.21not rated
Fine Arts 1.20not rated
Biology 1.15not rated
Abilities
NameImportanceLevel
Far Vision 4.12 3.62
Control Precision 3.88 3.38
Multilimb Coordination 3.75 3.50
Depth Perception 3.75 2.88
Response Orientation 3.62 3.88
Reaction Time 3.62 3.75
Spatial Orientation 3.62 2.88
Rate Control 3.50 3.25
Problem Sensitivity 3.50 3.00
Near Vision 3.50 2.88
Selective Attention 3.38 3.25
Time Sharing 3.25 3.25
Oral Expression 3.25 3.00
Peripheral Vision 3.25 3.00
Oral Comprehension 3.25 2.88
Speech Clarity 3.25 2.88
Speech Recognition 3.25 2.88
Auditory Attention 3.12 3.00
Arm-Hand Steadiness 3.12 2.88
Written Comprehension 3.12 2.50
Glare Sensitivity 3.00 2.75
Night Vision 3.00 2.75
Information Ordering 3.00 2.62
Deductive Reasoning 3.00 2.25
Perceptual Speed 2.88 2.88
Hearing Sensitivity 2.88 2.75
Visual Color Discrimination 2.88 2.50
Flexibility of Closure 2.88 2.25
Manual Dexterity 2.88 2.12
Inductive Reasoning 2.75 2.25
Visualization 2.75 2.25
Finger Dexterity 2.75 2.12
Written Expression 2.75 2.00
Speed of Closure 2.50 2.12
Trunk Strength 2.50 2.12
Category Flexibility 2.50 2.00
Extent Flexibility 2.50 2.00
Memorization 2.50 2.00
Sound Localization 2.25 2.12
Static Strength 2.12 1.88
Originality 2.00 1.75
Speed of Limb Movement 2.00 1.50
Dynamic Strength 2.00 1.25
Number Facility 2.00 1.25
Mathematical Reasoning 2.00 1.12
Wrist-Finger Speed 2.00 1.12
Fluency of Ideas 1.88 1.62
Gross Body Coordination 1.88 1.50
Stamina 1.88 0.88
Gross Body Equilibrium 1.75 0.75
Explosive Strength 1.62 0.62
Dynamic Flexibility 1.12not rated

Software used

Examples from O*NET data. "Hot" and "in demand" are O*NET flags for technologies often listed in job postings.

Where it concentrates

Metro areas ranked by BLS location quotient: the occupation's share of the area's jobs divided by its share of all US jobs. Above 1 means more concentrated than the nation. Metros employing fewer than 100 are left out.

Metro areaEmploymentLocation quotientMedian annual
Urban Honolulu, HI1,8103.95$68,500
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA3703.69$57,780
Champaign-Urbana, IL3903.62$51,010
Lawton, OK1202.78$37,640
Midland, MI1102.76$47,050
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA2502.57$65,360
Janesville-Beloit, WI1802.48$43,740
Johnstown, PA1202.39$52,440
Monroe, LA2102.31$36,950
Flagstaff, AZ1602.29$52,360

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