Bus drivers, school

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2020 Workforce

304k

Average Age

53.5

Average Salary

$27,608

Average Male Salary

$29,927

Average Female Salary

$25,658

About

Bus drivers, school are most often employed by the Elementary & secondary schools industry. The average yearly wage for Bus drivers, school was $27,608 in 2016. The top 3 most similar occupations to Bus drivers, school by wage are Helpers, construction trades, Bartenders, and Mail clerks & mail machine operators, except postal service.

Bus drivers, school are part of the Transportation Occupations, along with Supervisors of transportation & material moving workers, Aircraft pilots & flight engineers, Air traffic controllers & airfield operations specialists, Flight attendants, Ambulance drivers & attendants, except emergency medical technicians, and 17 more.

The top 3 locations that employ the most Bus drivers, school are Queens Village, Cambria Heights & Rosedale PUMA, NY, Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NY, and Castle Hill, Clason Point & Parkchester PUMA, NY. The top 3 locations with a relatively high concentration of Bus drivers, school are Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH, Navajo & Apache Counties PUMA, AZ, and Islip Town (Northwest) PUMA, NY.

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Bus drivers, school and on wages and locations for those in the field. Elementary & secondary schools is the industry that employs the most Bus drivers, school, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Bus drivers, school, by average wage, is Construction. Bus drivers, school are paid most in Pelham Parkway, Morris Park & Laconia PUMA, NY but are relatively concentrated in Cincinnati City (West) PUMA, OH.

Yearly Wage

$27,608

AVERAGE SALARY

± $1,235

In 2020, Bus drivers, school earned an average of $27,608, $28,346 less than than the average national salary of $55,954.

Helpers, construction trades make somewhat more than Bus drivers, school while Bartenders make somewhat less. This chart shows the various occupations closest to Bus drivers, school as measured by average annual salary in the US.

Wage Distribution

0.356

WAGE GINI

In 2019, Bus drivers, school had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.356, which is lower than than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed more evenly for Bus drivers, school (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

Wage by Location

HIGHEST PAYING PUMAS

This map shows the Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States shaded by average annual wage for Bus drivers, school.

Spatial Concentration

PUMAs with a Relatively High Concentration of Bus drivers, school

This map displays which Public Use Microdata Areas (PUMAs) in the United States have a relatively high population of Bus drivers, school.

Most Common

The most common industries employing Bus drivers, school, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Bus service & urban transit, Child day care services, Services incidental to transportation, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Scenic & sightseeing transportation, Individual & family services, Executive offices & legislative bodies, Truck transportation, Residential care facilities, except skilled nursing facilities, and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Highest Paying

The highest paying industries for Bus drivers, school, by average wage, are Construction, Justice, public order, & safety activities , and Administration of economic programs & space research.

Industries by Share

304k

2020 Workforce

± 13,519

−2.87%

1 YEAR GROWTH

± 6.43%

The number of people employed as Bus drivers, school has been declining at a rate of −2.87%, from 312,838 people in 2019 to 303,845 people in 2020.

This graphic shows the share of Bus drivers, school employed by various industries. Elementary & secondary schools employs the largest share of Bus drivers, school at 54.7%, followed by Bus service & urban transit with 40.1% and Child day care services with 1.11%.

Diversity

Demographic information on Bus drivers, school in the US. The average age of male Bus drivers, school in the workforce is 56.6 and of female Bus drivers, school is 50.9, and the most common race/ethnicity for Bus drivers, school is White (Non-Hispanic).

Composition by Sex

139k

MALE WORKFORCE

± 9,144

165k

FEMALE WORKFORCE

± 9,968

54.3% of Bus drivers, school are Female, making them the more common sex in the occupation. This chart shows the sex breakdown of Bus drivers, school.

Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity of Bus drivers, school

White (Non-Hispanic)
Black (Non-Hispanic)
White (Hispanic)

59.3% of Bus drivers, school are White (Non-Hispanic), making that the most common race or ethnicity in the occupation. Representing 23.5% of Bus drivers, school, Black (Non-Hispanic) is the second most common race or ethnicity in this occupation. This chart shows the racial and ethnic breakdown of Bus drivers, school.

Age by Sex

56.6

AVERAGE MALE AGE

± 0.909

50.9

AVERAGE FEMALE AGE

± 0.726

The median age of Bus drivers, school is 53.5, and Male employees are generally 5.65 years older than than their Female counterparts.

Education

Data on higher education choices for Bus drivers, school from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Bus drivers, school is Business but a relatively high number of Bus drivers, school hold a major in Theology.