# 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.
- **Entity Type:** role
- **Schema Version:** role.v1
- **Soc Code:** 33-9094.00
- **Summary:** 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.

## Aliases

- Bus Monitor
- School Bus Aide
- School Bus Assistant
- School Bus Attendant
- School Bus Escort
- School Bus Matron
- School Bus Monitor

## Tasks

| Text | Type | Iwa |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Announce routes or stops. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.i |
| Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming. | n/a | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Escort young children across roads or highways. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear. | n/a | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed. | n/a | 4.A.1.a.2.d |
| Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety. | n/a | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Open and close school bus doors for students. | n/a | 4.A.3.a.4.a |

## Emerging Tasks


## Activities

| Name | Iwa |
| --- | --- |
| Provide transportation information to passengers or customers. | 4.A.4.a.3.c |
| Assist students with special educational needs. | 4.A.4.a.5.i |
| Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety. | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Clean vehicles or vehicle components. | 4.A.3.a.1.c |
| Assist patrons with entering or exiting vehicles or other forms of transportation. | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Assist passengers during vehicle boarding. | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Assist motorists or pedestrians. | 4.A.4.a.5.j |
| Communicate with others to coordinate vehicle movement. | 4.A.4.a.2.c |
| Monitor traffic signals. | 4.A.1.a.2.d |
| Monitor student behavior, social development, or health. | 4.A.1.a.2.f |
| Operate vehicles or material-moving equipment. | 4.A.3.a.4.a |
| Assist disabled or incapacitated individuals. | 4.A.4.a.5.i |
| Mediate disputes. | 4.A.4.a.7.a |
| Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards. | 4.A.4.a.2.g |
| Discuss child development and behavior with parents or guardians. | 4.A.4.b.6.g |
| Provide counsel, comfort, or encouragement to individuals or families. | 4.A.4.b.6.j |
| Record operational details of travel. | 4.A.3.b.6.h |

## Capabilities


## Skills

| Name | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Microsoft Windows | Common Skill |

## Tools

| Example | Category | Hot | In Demand |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Microsoft Windows | Operating system software | yes | no |
| Web browser software | Internet browser software | no | no |

## Work Context


## Preparation

- **Job Zone:** 2
- **Job Zone Name:** Job Zone 1-2: Very Little to Some Preparation Needed
- **Education:** Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
- **Experience:** Some occupations may need little or no previous experience; others require several months to a year of experience. For example, landscaping and groundskeeping workers might require very little training or previous experience, while agricultural equipment operators can benefit from on-the job training.
- **Svp Range:** (Below 6.0)

### Education Distribution


## Person Fit

| Name | Family | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dependability | work_style | 9 |
| Integrity | work_style | 8 |
| Cautiousness | work_style | 7 |
| Cooperation | work_style | 6 |
| Social | career_interest_type | 5.25 |
| Social Orientation | work_style | 5 |
| Conventional | career_interest_type | 4.76 |
| Social Service | specific_interest_area | 4.3 |
| Self-Control | work_style | 4 |
| Realistic | career_interest_type | 3.43 |
| Protective Service | specific_interest_area | 3.28 |
| Stress Tolerance | work_style | 3 |
| Transportation/Machine Operation | specific_interest_area | 2.5 |
| Personal Service | specific_interest_area | 2.44 |
| Empathy | work_style | 2.17 |
| Teaching/Education | specific_interest_area | 2.12 |

## Related Roles

| Soc Code | Slug | Title | Tier |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 53-3051.00 | role-53-3051-00 | Bus Drivers, School | Primary-Short |
| 53-3052.00 | role-53-3052-00 | Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity | Primary-Short |
| 53-3053.00 | role-53-3053-00 | Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs | Primary-Short |
| 53-6061.00 | role-53-6061-00 | Passenger Attendants | Primary-Short |
| 53-4041.00 | role-53-4041-00 | Subway and Streetcar Operators | Primary-Short |
| 53-3054.00 | role-53-3054-00 | Taxi Drivers | Primary-Long |
| 33-9091.00 | role-33-9091-00 | Crossing Guards and Flaggers | Primary-Long |
| 53-4031.00 | role-53-4031-00 | Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters | Primary-Long |
| 43-5032.00 | role-43-5032-00 | Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance | Primary-Long |
| 53-2031.00 | role-53-2031-00 | Flight Attendants | Primary-Long |
| 11-9032.00 | role-11-9032-00 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | Supplemental |
| 19-3034.00 | role-19-3034-00 | School Psychologists | Supplemental |

## Career Clusters

| Cluster | Slug |
| --- | --- |
| Public Service & Safety | public-service-safety |

## Education Level

- **Category:** High school diploma or equivalent

## Study Programs


## Market

- **Median Wage:** 34980
- **Mean Wage:** 35270
- **Pct10Wage:** 27250
- **Pct25Wage:** 31200
- **Pct75Wage:** 38840
- **Pct90Wage:** 43240
- **Employment:** 72140
- **Area Title:** U.S.

## Industries


### Top

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Median Wage | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 32040 | 33160 | 5.02 |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 31840 | 36060 | 9.21 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 1300 | 30530 | 0.12 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 500 | 35360 | 0.12 |
| 624120 | 624120 | Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | National industry | 140 | 27560 | 0.12 |
| 561320 | 561320 | Temporary Help Services | National industry |  | 35360 |  |

### Concentrated

| Naics | Slug | Title | Level | Employment | Lq |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 48-49 | 48-49 | Transportation and Warehousing | Sector | 31840 | 9.21 |
| 61 | 61 | Educational Services | Sector | 32040 | 5.02 |
| 56 | 56 | Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services | Sector | 500 | 0.12 |
| 62 | 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance | Sector | 1300 | 0.12 |
| 624120 | 624120 | Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities | National industry | 140 | 0.12 |
- **Count:** 6

## Ai Signals


## Ai Outlook


### Index

- **Value:** 53
- **Percentile:** 52
- **Band:** Moderate
- **Version:** ai-exposure-index-v1

#### Components

| Percentile | Source |
| --- | --- |
| 21 | openai_gpts_are_gpts |
| 85 | microsoft_working_with_ai |
- **Component Count:** 2

### Exposure

| Source | Label | Value | Percentile | Band | Note |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| eloundou_gamma | LLM task exposure, γ (OpenAI / Eloundou) | 0.16666666666666666 | 21 | Low | Share of this job's tasks where a large language model plus simple tools could cut the time to do them by at least half. γ is capped at 1.0 and many jobs reach that ceiling, so treat a top score as 'in the top group', not a precise rank. |
| microsoft_applicability | AI assistant applicability (Microsoft) | 0.27468439117644905 | 85 | High | How applicable today's AI assistants are to this job's activities, measured from real Microsoft Copilot conversations. Applicability is not the same as replacement. |

### Eloundou

- **Alpha:** 0.16666666666666666
- **Beta:** 0.16666666666666666
- **Gamma:** 0.16666666666666666

### Usage Tasks


### Bls

- **Growth Percent:** -2.7
- **Growth Percentile:** 17
- **Direction:** Declining
- **Annual Openings Thousands:** 12.6
- **Annual Openings Percentile:** 67
- **Employment2024Thousands:** 71.4
- **Employment2034Thousands:** 69.5

### Sources

| Source | Version |
| --- | --- |
| bls_employment_projections | 2024-2034 |
| microsoft_working_with_ai | working-with-ai |
| openai_gpts_are_gpts | gpts-are-gpts |

## Counts

- **Tasks:** 18
- **Skills:** 1
- **Capabilities:** 0
- **Tools:** 2
- **Related Roles:** 20

## Source

- **Dataset:** gold.onet_role_starter_surface
- **Version:** 30.3
- **Generated At:** 2026-06-02T21:00:32.945303+00:00
- **Content Hash:** 7f322cbd4c0d57b8