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School or Special Client Bus Drivers in South Dakota

Want to work in South Dakota as a School or Special Client Bus Driver? Read this first!

-1% Jobs Projection
$28,960 Median Salary
160 Job Openings

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

  • Employment for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in South Dakota is expected to decrease.

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

How Many School or Special Client Bus Drivers Work in South Dakota?

In South Dakota, there were 1,270 people working as School or Special Client Bus Drivers in the year 2018.

There were 1,480 School or Special Client Bus Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 210 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,520 School or Special Client Bus Drivers working in it, which means South Dakota has fewer School or Special Client Bus Drivers than average.

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Job Projections for South Dakota

Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state are declining at a rate of 0.8% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.4%.

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South Dakota Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 160 annual job openings, and a total of 1,320 jobs for South Dakota School or Special Client Bus Drivers in 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 South Dakota?

In 2018 wages for School or Special Client Bus Drivers ranged from $22,430 to $40,880 with $28,960 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.78 to $19.65. The median hourly rate was $13.93.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $14 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.07.

The median salary in South Dakota is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top South Dakota 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
Sioux Falls, SD 320 $30,290
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD 230 $30,800
Rapid City, SD 160 $28,390

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

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