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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity vs Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

Side-by-side · O*NET · BLS · AI-exposure research · Anthropic Economic Index

A factual, source-backed comparison of Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity and Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs on the dimensions both occupations carry. Every figure is a position within an independent published dataset — not a verdict on which job is better, safer, or more “future-proof.”

Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Median pay · BLS OEWS
$57,440
$36,670
Employment · BLS OEWS
148,980
229,630
AI exposure (percentile) · task overlap, not automation
64th pct
43rd pct

At a glance

Dimension Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
Median pay $57,440 $36,670
Employment 148,980 229,630
Employment outlook (2024–34) · BLS projection About average (+4.3%) About average (+6.7%)
Annual openings · BLS projection 20,900 36,300
Typical education · O*NET Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
AI exposure · published exposure studies Moderate · 64th pct Moderate · 43rd pct
Global GenAI gradient · ILO ISCO-08 · via crosswalk — —
Observed AI use · Anthropic Economic Index — —
Mostly remote-capable · Dingel–Neiman — —

Pay and employment are BLS OEWS estimates; outlook and openings are BLS 2024–2034 projections; AI exposure and observed-use figures come from separate research and reflect exposure and usage, not predictions that either job will disappear. Compare like with like.

Skills

Shared: Transportation, Customer and Personal Service, Far Vision, Public Safety and Security, Operation and Control, Control Precision, Multilimb Coordination, Depth Perception, Operations Monitoring, Spatial Orientation, Reaction Time, Problem Sensitivity, Rate Control, Near Vision, English Language, Selective Attention, Oral Comprehension, Oral Expression, Time Sharing, Speech Recognition, Speech Clarity, Active Listening, Critical Thinking, Service Orientation, Arm-Hand Steadiness, Law and Government, Speaking, Monitoring, Social Perceptiveness, Deductive Reasoning, Information Ordering.

Specific to Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

  • Response Orientation
  • Peripheral Vision
  • Time Management
  • Written Comprehension
  • Auditory Attention
  • Night Vision
  • Glare Sensitivity
  • Flexibility of Closure

Specific to Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

  • Personnel and Human Resources
  • Administrative
  • Administration and Management
  • Education and Training
  • Production and Processing
  • Psychology
  • Economics and Accounting
  • Communications and Media

Knowledge, skills & abilities O*NET rates as important for each occupation. “Shared” are common to both; the columns list what is distinctive to each (top by the order O*NET surfaces).

Tools & technology

Shared: Operating system software , Map creation software , Internet browser software .

Specific to Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

    Specific to Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs

    Full profiles

    This page is a summary. See the complete source-backed profile for Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity or Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs — tasks, the full skill graph, tools, work context, preparation, wages by percentile, industries, AI exposure and the AI work map.

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    Sources for this page

    Every figure above traces to a named public dataset and the exact release below — not hand-written opinion. See the full methodology for what each measure does and does not mean.

    Data compiled June 2, 2026. Figures are estimates, not advice.

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    Singulariki. "Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity vs Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs." Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Built from O*NET 30.3; BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024; BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034; Anthropic Economic Index v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27); Microsoft “Working with AI” working-with-ai; “GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.) arXiv 2303.10130. Accessed June 7, 2026. https://singulariki.com/compare/bus-drivers-transit-and-intercity-vs-shuttle-drivers-and-chauffeurs

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    Singulariki. (2026). Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity vs Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs. Singulariki: a source-backed encyclopedia of work. Retrieved June 7, 2026, from https://singulariki.com/compare/bus-drivers-transit-and-intercity-vs-shuttle-drivers-and-chauffeurs

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