# School Bus Monitors

> Maintain order among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems. May perform pretrip and posttrip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/school-bus-monitors
- SOC code: 33-9094.00
- Career family: Protective service
- Median annual pay: $35,100 (10th percentile $28,130, 90th percentile $43,250)
- Projected growth: Decline, -1.9%
- Openings a year: 13,400
- Typical entry education: High school diploma
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code SCR)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 41 |
| Investigative (I) | 9 |
| Artistic (A) | 12 |
| Social (S) | 71 |
| Enterprising (E) | 16 |
| Conventional (C) | 63 |

## What you'd do

- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 77/100)
- Getting Information (importance 76/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 69/100)
- Judging the Qualities of Objects, Services, or People (importance 68/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 67/100)
- Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Materials (importance 66/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 65/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 65/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 59/100)
- Thinking Creatively (importance 59/100)

## Skills

Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Speaking, Active Listening, Service Orientation, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Persuasion, Reading Comprehension

## Knowledge

Public Safety and Security, English Language, Transportation, Customer and Personal Service, Education and Training, Psychology, Administration and Management, Administrative, Personnel and Human Resources, Communications and Media

## Also called

Bus Aide, Bus Assistant, Bus Attendant, Bus Monitor, Bus Paraeducator, School Bus Aide, School Bus Assistant, School Bus Attendant, School Bus Escort, School Bus Matron

## Related careers

- [Bus Drivers, School](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bus-drivers-school): $47,920 median pay
- [Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bus-drivers-transit-and-intercity): $59,050 median pay
- [Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/shuttle-drivers-and-chauffeurs): $37,290 median pay
- [Passenger Attendants](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/passenger-attendants): $37,720 median pay
- [Subway and Streetcar Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/subway-and-streetcar-operators): $86,380 median pay
- [Taxi Drivers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/taxi-drivers): $42,100 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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