School Bus Monitors in Georgia

Thinking about a career as a School Bus Monitors in Georgia? Below are the key facts. 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.

What do School Bus Monitors Make in Georgia?

For school bus monitors working in Georgia, the median annual wage is $29,600 per year (or about $14.23/hour).Annual wages span from $15,590 at the 10th percentile to $38,200 at the 90th percentile.

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Georgia nationwide is 1.02.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, school bus monitors earn a median of $67,014 per year ($32.22/hour), below the Georgia median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 496,906 school bus monitors across the United States. In Georgia alone, around 2,320 people work in this role. That puts the state above the typical state, which employs around 710 school bus monitors.

Top Georgia Metros for School Bus Monitors

These are the Georgia metros with the most school bus monitors in Georgia.

Top States for School Bus Monitors Employment

The table below shows the states where the most school bus monitors work.

Highest-Paying States for School Bus Monitors

The highest-paying states for school bus monitors.

Daily Tasks

Common tasks include:

• Announce routes or stops.
• Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
• Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
• Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.
• Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
• Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
• Escort young children across roads or highways.
• Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
• Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.
• Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed.
• Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
• Open and close school bus doors for students.

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Microsoft Windows

Related Careers

Other careers like school bus monitors include:

• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• School Psychologists
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Also Known As

Bus Monitor, School Bus Aide, School Bus Assistant, School Bus Attendant, School Bus Escort, School Bus Matron, School Bus Monitor.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 33-9094.00