Jobs / Protective service / 33-9094.00
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.
- US jobs
- 78,420
- Median wage
- $35,100 a year
- Job family
- Protective service
Can agents do the work of school bus monitors?
We read the evidence for the whole job family, Protective service: Unmeasured (no change in 12 months)
No direct benchmark gives a success rate.
0% of this occupation's work, by O*NET work activities, is measured by a direct benchmark.
- 30%Provide general assistance to others, such as customers, patrons, or motoristsNot measured
- 11%Assist individuals with special needsNot measured
- 11%Provide information to guests, clients, or customersNot measured
- 7%Communicate with others about operational plans or activitiesNot measured
- 7%Monitor individual behavior or performanceNot measured
- 6%Mediate disputesNot measured
- 5%Clean tools, equipment, facilities, or work areasNot measured
- 5%Notify others of emergencies or problemsNot measured
Unmeasured territory
No benchmark in this atlas covers this work yet.
Typical tasks
From O*NET 31.0. Core tasks first. Few of these tasks have a benchmark today.
- Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
- Escort young children across roads or highways.
- Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
- Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
- Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
- Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
- Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
- Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.
- Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios.
- Prevent or defuse altercations between students.
- Respond to students' questions, requests, or complaints.
- Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.
Other job titles for this occupation (14)
Bus Aide · Bus Assistant · Bus Attendant · Bus Monitor · Bus Paraeducator · School Bus Aide · School Transportation Aide · SPED Bus Aide (Special Ed Bus Aide) · SPED Bus Paraeducator (Special Education Bus Paraeducator) · SPED School Bus Monitor (Special Education School Bus Monitor) · School Bus Assistant · School Bus Attendant · School Bus Escort · School Bus Matron