School bus drivers drive a school bus to transport students. Ensure adherence to safety rules. May assist students in boarding or exiting.

  • Check the condition of a vehicle's tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights, oil, fuel, water, and safety equipment to ensure that everything is in working order.
  • Comply with traffic regulations to operate vehicles in a safe and courteous manner.
  • Drive gasoline, diesel, or electrically powered multi-passenger vehicles to transport students between neighborhoods, schools, and school activities.
  • Escort small children across roads and highways.
  • Follow safety rules as students board and exit buses or cross streets near bus stops.
  • Keep bus interiors clean for students.
  • Maintain knowledge of first-aid procedures.
  • Maintain order among students during trips to ensure safety.
  • Make minor repairs to vehicles.
  • Pick up and drop off students at regularly scheduled neighborhood locations, following strict time schedules.
  • Prepare and submit reports that may include the number of students or trips, hours worked, mileage, or fuel consumption.
  • Read maps and follow written and verbal geographic directions.
  • Record bus routes.
  • Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilation systems for student comfort.
  • Report any bus malfunctions or needed repairs.
  • Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations, using telephones or mobile two-way radios.
  • Report delinquent student behaviors to school administration.
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Detailed Work Activities
  • Inspect motor vehicles.
  • Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
  • Drive passenger vehicles.
  • Assist motorists or pedestrians.
  • Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
  • Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
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Technology

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Operating system software
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Map creation software
  • AOL MapQuest
Internet browser software
  • Web browser software

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