What the work involves, what it pays, and grounded tasks, skills, tools, and experience you can choose from.
Also called bus driver, cdl bus driver, charter bus driver and charter coach driver.
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An example
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Transit and Intercity Bus Driver
Bus driver operating buses on set routes and assisting passengers with boarding, baggage, and comfort while ensuring safety and cleanliness
Where you worked
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The line
Drove vehicles on set routes, helping passengers feel more relaxed and confident during their travels
Show what improved for passengers because you drove on time
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Adding it to the line…
The line
Inspected vehicles by checking gas, oil, and water levels prior to departure
Confirm what got safer or smoother because you did inspections
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Adding it to the line…
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The work itself
The public record of what this job is, in one paragraph.
Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.
What it pays
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
| 25th percentile | $47,530 |
|---|---|
| Median | $59,050 |
| 75th percentile | $70,700 |
| State | 25th percentile | Median | 75th percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| AK | $63,450 | $64,150 | $67,050 |
| AL | $35,990 | $37,700 | $45,950 |
| AR | $34,230 | $37,520 | $43,090 |
| AZ | $45,620 | $53,870 | $59,230 |
| CA | $55,540 | $67,130 | $76,920 |
| CO | $55,610 | $63,010 | $66,840 |
| CT | $49,120 | $60,100 | $75,040 |
| DC | $55,580 | $55,580 | $57,650 |
| DE | $45,640 | $60,510 | $65,710 |
| FL | $44,060 | $48,300 | $61,350 |
| GA | $42,100 | $45,500 | $57,940 |
| HI | $57,190 | $68,500 | $68,500 |
| IA | $36,720 | $45,890 | $54,450 |
| ID | $44,500 | $49,000 | $55,440 |
| IL | $57,430 | $65,200 | $85,990 |
| IN | $47,700 | $58,410 | $61,480 |
| KS | $36,110 | $41,340 | $49,970 |
| KY | $38,310 | $54,550 | $61,100 |
| LA | $37,090 | $48,860 | $63,440 |
| MA | $58,650 | $65,460 | $93,500 |
| MD | $54,780 | $65,220 | $81,480 |
| ME | $47,670 | $57,870 | $63,360 |
| MI | $40,600 | $47,660 | $52,310 |
| MN | $46,010 | $50,200 | $58,460 |
| MO | $46,870 | $60,660 | $61,140 |
| MS | $35,790 | $38,570 | $43,980 |
| MT | $39,480 | $45,640 | $55,870 |
| NC | $39,960 | $44,060 | $46,840 |
| ND | $47,320 | $48,890 | $53,950 |
| NE | $39,470 | $45,120 | $52,950 |
| NH | $47,860 | $54,830 | $64,780 |
| NJ | $53,020 | $61,140 | $70,700 |
| NM | $38,420 | $45,610 | $46,510 |
| NV | $44,720 | $61,700 | $90,530 |
| NY | $64,590 | $84,480 | $84,700 |
| OH | $47,840 | $62,760 | $70,000 |
| OK | $44,760 | $50,300 | $57,710 |
| OR | $57,600 | $65,510 | $80,170 |
| PA | $43,520 | $51,360 | $63,670 |
| PR | $24,970 | $32,230 | $32,230 |
| RI | $45,810 | $48,610 | $57,980 |
| SC | $37,230 | $43,330 | $47,060 |
| SD | $37,960 | $41,590 | $46,170 |
| TN | $45,480 | $47,770 | $58,900 |
| TX | $42,610 | $48,740 | $56,120 |
| UT | $46,730 | $50,730 | $58,620 |
| VA | $46,330 | $52,940 | $62,400 |
| VT | $47,310 | $53,830 | $62,630 |
| WA | $61,770 | $72,280 | $93,180 |
| WI | $46,310 | $52,660 | $61,360 |
| WV | $37,960 | $39,260 | $46,560 |
| WY | $44,600 | $45,630 | $62,710 |
Other names
bus driver, cdl bus driver, charter bus driver, charter coach driver, charter driver, city bus driver, commercial driver's license bus driver, courtesy bus driver, day haul charter bus driver, farm charter bus driver, interstate bus driver, jitney driver.
mobile lounge driver or operator, motor bus driver, motor coach bus driver, motor coach driver, motorcoach driver, paratransit bus driver, public transit bus driver, public transit trolley driver, stage driver, substitute bus driver, transit bus driver, transit driver, transportation bus driver, bus drivers transit and intercity, bus operator, coach operator, motor coach operator, motor coach tour operator, motorcoach operator, transit coach operator, transit operator, transport operator.
If you served
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What you can already claim
Below are the tasks a Transit and Intercity Bus Driver job is made of. Choose the ones you have really done. There is no wrong answer here, and you can change any of it later.
Which of these tasks have you actually done?
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You can already claim 4 of the 9 tasks this job is made of.
What you have not done yet. Measuring levels or depths, Cleaning vehicles and components, Loading materials
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Transit and Intercity Bus Driver
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This page is about the occupation Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.