School Bus Monitors
What School Bus Monitors Do
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.
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Career Outlook
National employment outlook, 2024–2034.
- Related work experience
- None
- On-the-job training
- Short-term on-the-job training
- Self-employed
- Not available
Source: BLS Employment Projections — 2024-2034.
How Much Preparation Does This Take?
Job Zone 2 of 5Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- Experience
- Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience.
- Education
- Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- Job training
- Ranges from a few days to one year of on-the-job training.
Source: O*NET Job Zones.
Software & Technologies
Tools and software used in this occupation, per O*NET.
Hot Technologies
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Work Style
Personal work characteristics that matter most for this occupation, per O*NET.
- Dependability
- Cooperation
- Integrity
- Self-Control
- Social Orientation
- Empathy
- Cautiousness
Career Interests
This occupation’s RIASEC interest profile, per O*NET — how strongly it fits each of the six Holland interest types.
- SocialHigh
- ConventionalMedium
- RealisticMedium
- EnterprisingLow
- ArtisticLow
- InvestigativeLow
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Where This Career Is Most Concentrated
Metro areas where school bus monitors make up the largest share of local employment, relative to the national average (BLS location quotient).
- 1Kingston, NY7.65× national avg
- 2Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY5.35× national avg
- 3Rochester, NY5.19× national avg
- 4Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY4.80× national avg
- 5Glens Falls, NY4.30× national avg
Possible Career Moves
A computed starting point, not observed job-change data — see the full list for why each one might fit.
- Bus Drivers, Transit and IntercityLateral Move
- Subway and Streetcar OperatorsLateral Move
- Bus Drivers, SchoolLateral Move
- Passenger AttendantsLateral Move