Bus Drivers, School


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Bus Drivers, School

Bus Drivers, School - Employment & Outlook

The table below provides information about the number of workers in this career in various regions. It also provides information about the expected growth rate and future job openings.

Employment

Major employers:

  • Schools
  • School bus companies

Outlook

Demand for this career will grow more slowly than average. This may be due to budget limitations. However, the population of school age children is predicted to increase. Thus, more school bus drivers will be needed to transport them to and from school. 

Job openings will occur as people retire or leave the career for other reasons.

School Bus Drivers (CIS 100442)

Location Employment & Growth >>>> Annual openings



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Illinois
24,092
Very large
&
13.7%
8.2%
>>>>
3,305
Very High
  Champaign Area
435
Large
&
7.8%
5.2%
>>>>
55
Moderate
  Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area
478
Large
&
13.6%
2.9%
>>>>
65
Moderate
  Cook County
10,425
Very large
&
13.9%
9.2%
>>>>
1,433
Very High
  Decatur Area
241
Large
&
7.5%
3.8%
>>>>
30
Moderate
  DeKalb-Elgin-Aurora Area
1,188
Very large
&
8.3%
10.3%
>>>>
154
High
  Du Page County
1,972
Very large
&
18.7%
8.8%
>>>>
286
High
  Edwardsville Area
726
Very large
&
19.0%
12.4%
>>>>
106
High
  Jacksonville-Carlinville-Litchfield Area
187
Large
&
6.4%
-0.2%
>>>>
24
Few
  Kankakee-Morris-Pontiac Area
497
Large
&
15.5%
6.0%
>>>>
70
High
  Lake County
1,467
Very large
&
19.6%
11.7%
>>>>
215
High
  McHenry County
401
Large
&
9.2%
7.6%
>>>>
53
Moderate
  Mt Vernon-Marion-Carbondale Area
456
Large
&
5.0%
4.4%
>>>>
56
Moderate
  Northwest Illinois Area
570
Large
&
12.3%
4.3%
>>>>
77
Moderate
  Peoria-Bloomington Area
938
Large
&
12.9%
4.5%
>>>>
128
High
  Quincy-Macomb-Galesburg Area
309
Large
&
4.5%
3.5%
>>>>
38
Moderate
  Rock Island-Moline Area
325
Large
&
19.1%
5.6%
>>>>
47
Moderate
  Rockford Area
505
Large
&
4.4%
6.6%
>>>>
62
Moderate
  Shawnee National Forest Area
374
Very large
&
16.8%
1.1%
>>>>
53
High
  Springfield Area
604
Large
&
-0.7%
4.6%
>>>>
70
High
  St Louis-Belleville Area
851
Very large
&
11.4%
0.9%
>>>>
114
High
  Vermilion County
109
Large
&
5.5%
-0.5%
>>>>
14
Few
  Will County
1,189
Very large
&
24.8%
14.9%
>>>>
184
High
United States
358,800
Large
&
1.4%
2.8%
>>>>
55,200
High
Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.