# Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

> Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.

- **SOC code:** 53-3052.00
- **Canonical URL:** https://singulariki.com/roles/role-53-3052-00
- **Also known as:** Bus Driver, Bus Operator, Motor Coach Operator, Transit Bus Driver, Charter Bus Driver, Coach Operator, Motor Coach Driver, Transit Coach Operator
- **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):
- Drive vehicles over specified routes or to specified destinations according to time schedules, complying with traffic regulations to ensure that passengers have a smooth and safe ride.
- Inspect vehicles and check gas, oil, and water levels prior to departure.
- Park vehicles at loading areas so that passengers can board.
- Announce stops to passengers.
- Assist passengers, such as elderly or individuals with disabilities, on and off bus, ensure they are seated properly, help carry baggage, and answer questions about bus schedules or routes.
- Collect tickets or cash fares from passengers.
- Handle passenger emergencies or disruptions.
- Report delays or accidents.
- Advise passengers to be seated and orderly while on vehicles.
- Read maps to plan bus routes.
- Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilating systems for passenger comfort.
- Record information, such as cash receipts and ticket fares, and maintain log book.

## Skills, tools, capabilities

**Knowledge, skills & abilities** (O*NET, highest importance first):
- Transportation _(knowledge)_
- Customer and Personal Service _(knowledge)_
- Far Vision _(ability)_
- Public Safety and Security _(knowledge)_
- Operation and Control _(transferable_skill)_
- Control Precision _(ability)_
- Multilimb Coordination _(ability)_
- Depth Perception _(ability)_
- Operations Monitoring _(transferable_skill)_
- Spatial Orientation _(ability)_
- Response Orientation _(ability)_
- Reaction Time _(ability)_

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

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

## AI exposure & outlook

- **AI task-overlap index:** 45th percentile (Moderate) across all occupations — composite of current-era exposure studies (ai-exposure-index-v1).
- **LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou):** 29th percentile (Low) — source: eloundou_gamma.
- **AI assistant applicability (Microsoft):** 64th percentile (Moderate) — source: microsoft_applicability.
- **Projected employment (BLS 2024–34):** 4.3% growth (About average); 20.9k annual openings; 158.8k → 165.6k jobs.
- **Pay & employment (BLS OEWS, May 2024):** median $57,440; 148,980 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/
- **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-53-3052-00_