Bus drivers

Detailed Occupation

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2017 Workforce

593k

Average Age

51.9

Average Salary

$28,381

Average Male Salary

$31,945

Average Female Salary

$24,100

About

Bus drivers are most often employed by the Bus service & urban transit industry. The average yearly wage for Bus drivers was $28,381 in 2017.

The locations that employ the most Bus drivers are NYC-Queens Community District 12--Jamaica, St. Albans, & Hollis PUMA, NY, NYC-Queens Community District 13--Queens Village, Bellerose, & Rosedale PUMA, NY, and NYC-Brooklyn Community District 18--Canarsie & Flatlands PUMA, NY. The locations with a relatively high concentration of Bus drivers are NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA, NY, Cook County (Southeast)--Thornton Township PUMA, IL, and Suffolk County (South Central)--Brookhaven Town (South) PUMA, NY.

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Employment

Employment and salary information for the Bus drivers workforce. Bus drivers workforce in 2017 was 592,853 people, of which 45.4% were women and 54.6% were men.

Bus drivers are paid most in Bucks County (Northern Central) PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in NYC-Brooklyn Community District 5--East New York & Cypress Hills PUMA, NY.

Employment Over Time

Metric

Grouping

323,529

Male Workforce

± 13.9k

269,324

Female Workforce

± 12.7k

The Bus drivers workforce in 2017 was 592,853 people (45.4% women and 54.6% men). This implies an average annual growth of −0.246% between 2014 (594,316) and 2017 (592,853).

Employment by Location

Level

Metric

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).

Yearly Wage Ranking

$28,381

AVERAGE WAGE

#394 in the ranking (2014)

$69,878

NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE

For all occupations across the US

In 2017, Bus drivers earned an average of $28,381, $41,496 less than the average national salary of $69,878

In 2017, Bus drivers had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.368, which is lower than the national average of 0.474. 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.

Industry

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).

Occupations by Industries

Metric

Value

593k

2017 Workforce

± 18,865

−1.06%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 4.54%

This graphic shows the share of Bus drivers employed by various industries. Bus service & urban transit employs the largest share of Bus drivers at 56.9%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 41% and Services incidental to transportation with 1.16%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Bus drivers in the US. The workforce of Bus drivers in 2017 was 592,853 people, with 45.4% woman, and 54.6% men. The average age of male Bus drivers in the workforce is 53.9 and of female Bus drivers is 49.5, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bus drivers is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Bus drivers in 2017 was 592,853 people, with 45.4% woman, and 54.6% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 55 to 59 years (93,006 people), 50 to 54 years (86,337 people), and 60 to 64 years (79,446 people). Among them they concentrated 43.7% of the total workforce.

Ethnicity

Gender

In 2017, 13.7% of Bus drivers workers were Hispanic and 86.3% non-Hispanic.

The treemap shows the distribution of Hispanic workers according to their origin, highlighting Mexican (44.5%), Puerto Rican (18.7)%, and Dominican (9.58)%

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Races

In 2017, 63.3% of the Bus drivers workforce were White, of which 46.8% were women and 53.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (27.4%) and Other (4.28%).

Education & Skills

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.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.

Type of Majors

Degree

The most common majors achieved by Bus drivers in 2017 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (15,144 people), Education (7,949 people), and Social Sciences (3,863 people).

You can review this information for different academic grades by modifying the option selected in the selector above.

Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Bus drivers workers were High School or Equivalent (259,542 people), Some college (174,231 people), and Associates Degree (51,437 people).

The graphic shows the Bus drivers workforce by gender and educational level.