School bus monitors
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.
School bus monitors 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. The role reports a median annual salary of $34,980 in the US and is projected to decline by 3% over the next decade. Entry typically requires a High school diploma or equivalent, and shows low AI exposure (0.35 on a 0-1 scale) — the role's core work resists automation.
Pay in the UK
UK: median £44,007 a year for Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. (ONS ASHE 2025, full-time)
Middle half of full-time jobs: £35,435 to £54,944 a year
UK jobs are grouped differently; this is the closest UK occupation group (ONS SOC 2020 3319). ONS rates this estimate reasonably precise. 2025 provisional figures; ONS revises them a year later. Source: ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (Open Government Licence)
Pay in India (occupation group)
Average monthly earnings of salaried employees in the occupation group “Service and sales workers” in India, from the Government of India's Periodic Labour Force Survey (January–December 2025). It covers everyone in this group, not only School bus monitors, and it is not US pay converted to rupees.
Source: MoSPI (Government of India), Periodic Labour Force Survey Annual Report 2025, Table 51 — average wage/salary earnings of regular wage/salaried employees, NCO-2015 division 5. Official India data gives one average per occupation group: there are no official India figures for single careers, experience levels or cities. Read the report
What you'd actually do
- 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.
Tools & technology you'd use
Frequently asked questions
What does School bus monitors do?
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.
How much does School bus monitors earn?
The median annual salary for School bus monitors in the US is $34,980.
What is the job outlook for School bus monitors?
The role is projected to decline by 3% over the next decade. Current US employment is approximately 71,400 workers.
How do I become school bus monitors?
The typical entry education is a High school diploma or equivalent. Building a foundation in the top skills below will strengthen your application.
Will AI replace School bus monitors?
Our AI-durability model gives School bus monitors a score of 0.35 on a 0-1 scale (higher = more exposure). That places it at low AI exposure — the role's core work resists current-generation automation. It's a comparatively AI-durable choice within its field.
How hard is it to enter this field?
School bus monitors has low barrier to entry — generally accessible — you can enter with basic credentials and on-the-job learning.