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Bus driver
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Key facts
+4.1%jobs, 2025 to 2035
United StatesThis job is hiring in the United States; its exposure to AI is medium. AI exposure: very low according to the ILO, moderate according to the BLS. Employment change in the United States by 2035: +4.1% (BLS). Regulated profession: permis D.
The job
Drives buses and coaches on city or intercity routes and serves passengers.
28 job titles linked to this page
Titles from the European ESCO classification. They are also used for search.
- bus driver
- bus driving operator
- bus operator
- coach driver
- driver of bus
- driver of light rail trains
- driver of trams
- driver of trolley buses
- guided bus driver
- intercity bus driver
- international bus driver
- light rail train driver
- light rail vehicle driver
- metro train driver
- passenger driver
- private bus operator
- private coach driver
- public bus driver
- public bus operator
- public service vehicle operator
- schoolbus driver
- touristic bus driver
- tram driver
- transit bus driver
- trolley bus driver
- trolley bus operator
- trolleybus driver
- trolleybus operator
Training
Regulated profession: permis D.
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Gauges
Risk 3/5 · Moderate
AI exposureMediumBLS AI exposure category "moderate" (2026), higher than the ILO 2025 index (very low)
Employment outlookGrowthBLS, 2025-2035 projections (Bus drivers, transit and intercity)
Hiring difficultyNot availableNo US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job
PayAverageBLS, 2025 median annual wage: $59,050
EntryQuickBLS, typical education needed for entry
No US indicator measures hiring difficulty job by job: this gauge stays empty. How countries are compared
Sources
- AI exposure categories and employment projections, 2025-2035 (XLSX file)Bureau of Labor Statistics, United States · August 2026 · official statistics
- Generative AI and Jobs: a refined global index of occupational exposureInternational Labour Organization and NASK · May 2025 · large survey
- Jobs in 2030: projections by occupational family (summary table)Dares and France Stratégie · March 2022 · official statistics
- Labour needs survey (BMO) 2026France Travail · 2026 · large survey
- EURES report on labour shortages and surpluses 2025, annexEuropean Labour Authority · June 2026 · official statistics
Checked on 27 October 2026.