School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New York

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You’re in luck! Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New York are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

• Projected employment for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New York is growing faster than average.

• School or Special Client Bus Drivers in New York 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 York?

49,390 people worked as School or Special Client Bus Drivers in 2018 in this state.

There were 49,390 School or Special Client Bus Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

The amount of jobs between 2017 and 2018 is holding steady.

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

Job Projections for New York

Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state are growing at a rate of 12.4% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.4%.

New York Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 7,640 annual job openings, and 61,770 total jobs in 2026 for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state.

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 York?

In 2018 wages for School or Special Client Bus Drivers ranged from $26,780 to $60,280 with $40,420 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.87 to $28.98. The median hourly rate was $19.43.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.03 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.40.

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

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Top New York 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
Rochester, NY	3,880	$33,690
Buffalo-Cheektowaga-Niagara Falls, NY	2,790	$40,260
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	2,720	$34,580
Syracuse, NY	2,070	$45,610
Utica-Rome, NY	870	$31,870
Kingston, NY	620	$34,220
Binghamton, NY	500	$26,700
Glens Falls, NY	320	$34,050
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY	170	n/a
Ithaca, NY	150	$36,960

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 York

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	New York Employment Total
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	19,630

References

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

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