# Bus Drivers, School

> Drive a school bus to transport students. Ensure adherence to safety rules. May assist students in boarding or exiting.

- **SOC code:** 53-3051.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3051-00
- **Also known as:** Bus Driver, Public School Bus Driver, SPED Bus Driver (Special Education Bus Driver), School Bus Driver, Bus Drive Coordinator, CDL Bus Driver (Commercial Driver's License Bus Driver), SPED School Bus Driver (Special Education School Bus Driver), School Van Driver
- **Frame:** "AI exposure" means task overlap (how codifiable the work is), not jobs lost or a forecast. Every figure below is traced to a named public dataset.

## What this work is

**Core tasks** (O*NET):
- Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
- Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
- Follow safety rules as students board and exit buses or cross streets near bus stops.
- Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.
- Pick up and drop off students at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.
- Escort small children across roads and highways.
- Drive gasoline, diesel, or electrically powered multi-passenger vehicles to transport students between neighborhoods, schools, and school activities.
- Maintain order among students during trips to ensure safety.
- Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of students or trips, hours worked, mileage, or fuel consumption.
- Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.
- Record bus routes.
- Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Transportation _(knowledge)_
- Far Vision _(ability)_
- Public Safety and Security _(knowledge)_
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Near Vision _(ability)_
- English Language _(knowledge)_
- Problem Sensitivity _(ability)_
- Reaction Time _(ability)_
- Depth Perception _(ability)_
- Speech Recognition _(ability)_
- Active Listening _(essential_skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(essential_skill)_

**Skills in demand:**
- English Language _(Common Skill)_
- Speech Recognition _(Specialized Skill)_
- Depth Perception _(Common Skill)_
- Critical Thinking _(Common Skill)_
- Active Listening _(Common Skill)_
- Social Perceptiveness _(Common Skill)_
- Information Ordering _(Specialized Skill)_
- Geography _(Specialized Skill)_
- Reading Comprehension _(Common Skill)_
- Microsoft Windows _(Common Skill)_
- Deductive Reasoning _(Common Skill)_
- Time Management _(Common Skill)_

**Tools & technology:**
- Microsoft Windows _(hot technology)_
- AOL MapQuest
- Web browser software

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 39th percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 35th percentile (Moderate) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 47th percentile (Moderate) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 0.2% growth (About average); 61k annual openings; 387.3k → 388.2k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $47,040; 387,920 employed.

## Sources

- **O*NET** (30.3) — U.S. Department of Labor / National Center for O*NET Development. https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html
- **BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)** (May 2024) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/oes/
- **BLS Employment Projections** (2024–2034) — U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. https://www.bls.gov/emp/
- **Anthropic Economic Index** (v4 (2026-01-15) + v2 (2025-03-27)) — Anthropic. https://www.anthropic.com/economic-index
- **Microsoft “Working with AI”** (working-with-ai) — Microsoft Research. https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/
- **“GPTs are GPTs” (Eloundou et al.)** (arXiv 2303.10130) — OpenAI / academic. https://arxiv.org/abs/2303.10130

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_Generated from Singulariki's joined dataset; data snapshot 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00. https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3051-00_