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School Bus Monitors is a notable career in the 33 category. This page provides verified data from BLS OEWS 2024 + O*NET 29.0 (2024), helping you compare School Bus Monitors against similar careers and make data-driven decisions.
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| soc | 33-9094 |
| title | School Bus Monitors |
| onet code | 33-9094.00 |
| description | 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. |
| job zone | 2 |
| major group | 33 |
| tot emp | 72,140 |
| a mean | 35,270 |
| a median | 34,980 |
| a pct10 | 27,250 |
| a pct25 | 31,200 |
| a pct75 | 38,840 |
| a pct90 | 43,240 |
| h mean | 16 |
| h median | 16 |
The day-to-day work of a school bus monitors typically centers on announce routes or stops. 0 of these 8 tasks are Core O*NET duties; the remainder are common supplemental work. Task descriptions below are quoted from the U.S. Department of Labor's O*NET 29.0 occupation profile.
Median annual pay is highest in Washington at $41,720 and lowest in Mississippi at $22,780 — a 1.8× spread. The top five states (Washington, Minnesota, Hawaii, California, Wyoming) average $39,904. Figures reflect BLS OEWS May 2024 state-level wage estimates; percentiles shown are for full-time wage-earners in each state.
| State | Median | Mean | 10th % | 90th % | Employed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | $41,720 | $43,790 | $34,640 | $53,660 | 490 |
| Minnesota | $40,000 | $40,030 | $36,710 | $44,400 | 1,110 |
| Hawaii | $39,820 | $37,350 | $30,590 | $44,750 | 160 |
| California | $39,190 | $40,450 | $35,230 | $47,770 | 1,480 |
| Wyoming | $38,790 | $37,990 | $30,720 | $46,850 | 300 |
| Oregon | $37,850 | $40,510 | $34,730 | $51,380 | 450 |
| Delaware | $37,560 | $37,050 | $29,630 | $42,680 | 250 |
| Utah | $37,530 | $38,180 | $32,180 | $42,970 | 310 |
| Vermont | $37,440 | $40,620 | $34,090 | $55,560 | 90 |
| Colorado | $37,390 | $35,530 | $33,150 | $37,390 | 120 |
| Wisconsin | $37,070 | $35,830 | $29,070 | $41,000 | 320 |
| New York | $37,010 | $38,310 | $33,010 | $43,790 | 18,040 |
| Connecticut | $36,980 | $39,920 | $32,640 | $50,160 | 990 |
| Maryland | $36,900 | $40,430 | $31,200 | $52,300 | 2,290 |
| District of Columbia | $36,580 | $37,260 | $36,580 | $37,370 | — |
| Massachusetts | $36,070 | $36,260 | $32,340 | $40,500 | 2,210 |
| Alaska | $35,950 | $38,560 | $29,420 | $48,270 | 150 |
| Rhode Island | $35,820 | $36,820 | $29,120 | $45,530 | — |
| New Jersey | $35,700 | $36,310 | $31,470 | $42,840 | 5,110 |
| New Hampshire | $35,380 | $33,420 | $22,980 | $37,950 | 140 |
| Illinois | $35,360 | $35,050 | $29,120 | $43,000 | 5,190 |
| New Mexico | $34,720 | $37,520 | $27,410 | $63,610 | 250 |
| Ohio | $34,400 | $43,120 | $27,120 | $62,640 | 820 |
| Arizona | $34,190 | $34,740 | $30,210 | $41,500 | 1,520 |
| Iowa | $34,180 | $33,910 | $25,770 | $42,100 | 400 |
| Nebraska | $33,520 | $35,240 | $28,740 | $43,390 | 390 |
| Virginia | $33,410 | $35,820 | $26,990 | $47,470 | 1,870 |
| Montana | $33,230 | $34,100 | $31,760 | $35,720 | 210 |
| North Carolina | $33,070 | $34,380 | $28,390 | $39,280 | 1,670 |
| Michigan | $32,920 | $34,420 | $29,130 | $43,200 | 2,040 |
| Florida | $32,770 | $33,190 | $27,600 | $39,710 | 3,640 |
| Missouri | $31,750 | $32,620 | $28,710 | $36,980 | 1,330 |
| Indiana | $31,650 | $32,390 | $25,000 | $39,250 | 2,030 |
| Pennsylvania | $31,200 | $32,330 | $26,410 | $38,230 | 2,180 |
| Maine | $31,030 | $33,910 | $29,430 | $42,720 | 170 |
| Georgia | $29,600 | $28,810 | $15,590 | $38,200 | 2,320 |
| Arkansas | $29,450 | $31,000 | $24,200 | $40,260 | 730 |
| Kansas | $29,320 | $29,270 | $24,760 | $35,370 | 1,000 |
| Texas | $29,180 | $29,580 | $23,440 | $37,280 | 5,080 |
| Nevada | $28,560 | $32,490 | $26,430 | $40,210 | 130 |
| Louisiana | $28,330 | $27,570 | $16,470 | $40,430 | 710 |
| Oklahoma | $27,820 | $28,600 | $21,740 | $35,420 | 640 |
| Kentucky | $27,780 | $26,960 | $19,610 | $34,560 | 360 |
| Tennessee | $27,650 | $31,000 | $24,850 | $43,800 | 690 |
| South Carolina | $26,790 | $29,520 | $19,000 | $42,820 | 790 |
| Alabama | $26,590 | $27,990 | $23,400 | $33,810 | 120 |
| Idaho | $26,550 | $29,390 | $25,280 | $35,330 | 160 |
| Mississippi | $22,780 | $24,500 | $17,120 | $37,220 | 600 |
Recruiters and job boards use several alternate titles for school bus monitors. Knowing these variants widens your job search — listings for Bus Monitor or School Bus Aide frequently describe the same role.
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