School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New Jersey

Is New Jersey a good place for you to work as a School or Special Client Bus Driver?

While jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New Jersey are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New Jersey is expected to decrease.

• School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New Jersey earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a School or Special Client Bus Driver Career?

• Transportation & Materials Moving
• Ground Transportation
• Truck & Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator & Instructor

How Many School or Special Client Bus Drivers Work in New Jersey?

In New Jersey, there were 16,810 people working as School or Special Client Bus Drivers in the year 2018.

There were 16,960 School or Special Client Bus Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 150 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 6,520 School or Special Client Bus Drivers working in it, which means New Jersey has more School or Special Client Bus Drivers than average.

Job Projections for New Jersey

Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state are declining at a rate of 8.3% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.4%.

New Jersey Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 1,940 annual School or Special Client Bus Drivers job openings in New Jersey, and 16,790 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 64,900 annual jobs and 535,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do School or Special Client Bus Drivers Make in New Jersey?

In 2018 wages for School or Special Client Bus Drivers ranged from $26,630 to $52,780 with $36,710 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.81 to $25.37. The median hourly rate was $17.65.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $16.59 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $1.06.

The median salary in New Jersey is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Jersey Metros for School or Special Client Bus Drivers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most School or Special Client Bus Drivers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	41,790	$40,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	14,000	$35,060
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	1,480	$35,330
Trenton, NJ	1,320	$37,290
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	370	$31,490
Ocean City, NJ	110	$34,530

Top States for School or Special Client Bus Drivers Employment

View the list below to see where most School or Special Client Bus Drivers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	49,390	$40,420
Texas	34,370	$28,290
Pennsylvania	31,970	$29,730
California	26,960	$38,490
Illinois	24,130	$35,880
Florida	20,220	$28,150
Virginia	19,280	$30,060
Georgia	17,610	$24,360
New Jersey	16,810	$36,710
North Carolina	16,290	$27,750
Minnesota	15,300	$34,880
Massachusetts	13,220	$39,090
Washington	12,960	$42,590
Michigan	12,940	$34,450
Missouri	12,260	$29,270
Maryland	12,170	$37,010
Indiana	11,560	$25,650
Wisconsin	11,350	$33,410
Ohio	10,400	$29,490
Kentucky	10,080	$34,410

Below are the states where School or Special Client Bus Drivers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
Alaska	$44,630
District of Columbia	$43,700
Washington	$42,590
Rhode Island	$41,120
North Dakota	$40,780
Utah	$40,480
New York	$40,420
Massachusetts	$39,090
California	$38,490
Hawaii	$38,400

Related Careers in New Jersey

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New Jersey Employment Total
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	7,300

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.