Bus drivers
Detailed Occupation
Add ComparisonBus drivers are most often employed by the Bus service & urban transit industry. The average yearly wage for Bus drivers was $28,421 in 2017.
The locations that employ the most Bus drivers are Jamaica, Hollis & St. Albans PUMA, NY, Queens Village, Cambria Heights & Rosedale PUMA, NY, and Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bus drivers are East New York & Starrett City PUMA, NY, Thornton Township PUMA, IL, and Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY.
Employment and salary information for the Bus drivers workforce. Bus drivers workforce in 2017 was 590,448 people, of which 45.5% were women and 54.5% were men. Bus drivers are paid most in Bucks County (Central) PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in East New York & Starrett City PUMA, NY.
The Bus drivers workforce in 2017 was 590,448 people (45.5% women and 54.5% men). This implies an average annual growth of −0.171% between 2014 (591,459) and 2017 (590,448).
This map shows the states in the United States shaded by average wage for Bus drivers.
During 2017, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Hawaii ($42,220), District of Columbia ($42,077), and New York ($38,480).
In 2017, Bus drivers earned an average of $28,421, $31,175 less than the average national salary of $59,596
The graph shows the ranking of Bus drivers in relation to all Detailed Occupation in 2017.
In 2017, Bus drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.367, which is lower than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bus drivers (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).
The graphic shows the distribution of average salaries by buckets for Bus drivers compared to the entire workforce in the country.
Information on the industries that employ Bus drivers and on wages for those in the field. Bus service & urban transit is the industry that employs the most Bus drivers, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Bus drivers, by average wage, is Traveler accommodation ($45,139).
This graphic shows the share of Bus drivers employed by various industries. Bus service & urban transit employs the largest share of Bus drivers at 57.3%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 41.5% and Services incidental to transportation with 1.18%.
Demographic information on Bus drivers in the US. The workforce of Bus drivers in 2017 was 590,448 people, with 45.5% woman, and 54.5% men. The average age of male Bus drivers in the workforce is 54 and of female Bus drivers is 49.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bus drivers is White.
The workforce of Bus drivers in 2017 was 590,448 people, with 45.5% woman, and 54.5% men.
The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (92,859 people), 50 to 54 years (86,047 people), and 60 to 64 years (79,269 people). Among them they concentrated 43.7% of the total workforce.
In 2017, 13.3% of Bus drivers workers were Hispanic and 86.7% non-Hispanic.
The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (63.8%), Puerto Rican (22.6)%, and Dominican (13.7)%
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In 2017, 63.3% of the Bus drivers workforce were White, of which 46.9% were women and 53.1% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (27.4%) and Other (4.23%).
Data on higher education choices for Bus drivers from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Bus drivers is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2017 were Mechanical Technologies.
The most common majors achieved by Bus drivers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,048 people), Education (7,900 people), and Social Sciences (3,820 people).
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The main educational levels achieved by the Bus drivers workers were High School or Equivalent (258,299 people), Some college (173,838 people), and Associates Degree (51,133 people).
The graphic shows the Bus drivers workforce by gender and educational level.
