- Major American cities have a shortage of bus drivers.
- Seattle, New Jersey and LA need 100-200 more drivers.
- Many cities have been forced to work drivers overtime and cut back on available buses/routes.
- While drivers receive above-average pay ($19.61/hour), starting salaries are much lower and union benefits are getting slashed.
- The shortage will worsen given 63% of drivers are over 45.
- Younger potential drivers are turned-off by daily people management (disruptive riders, conflict management) involved with bus driving.
- Customer-service aspect of bus driving partially shelters profession from automation.
There’s a Bus Driver Shortage. And No Wonder.
(06/28/2018)