Is First Student a good company to work for as a Bus Driver/School Bus Driver?

Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals working at First Student have rated their employer with 3.5 out of 5 stars in 502 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of First Student employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Bus Driver/School Bus Driver Jobs at First Student now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Bus Driver/School Bus Driver interview questions at First Student .

Does First Student pay Bus Driver/School Bus Driver employees well?

Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals rate their compensation and benefits at First Student with 3.2 out of 5 stars based on 502 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 6.1% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Bus Driver/School Bus Driver salaries at First Student.

How happy are Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals working at First Student?

71% of Bus Driver/School Bus Driver employees at First Student would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 1% in the past 12 months. Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals have also rated First Student with a 3.9 rating for work-life-balance, 4.0 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.4 rating for culture and values and 3.1 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Student?

School Bus Driver (494) , Graduate Student (365) , Software Engineer (195) , Bus Driver (165) , Driver (125) , Student Worker (67) , Data Entry (63) , Software Developer (59) , Internship (51) , Working Student (45) , Intern (43) , PhD Student (33) , Web Developer (30) , Bus Monitor (25) , Mechanical Engineer (25)

What are the pros of working at First Student according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good and it was consistent" ((in 165 reviews)); "well spacious and nice people to work with" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good Workplace and good environment" ((in 56 reviews)); "Free training for a CDL." ((in 45 reviews)); "Good Work life balance all time" ((in 40 reviews))

What are the cons of working at First Student according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 108 reviews)); "Low salary not a permanent job" ((in 81 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 76 reviews)); "Long hours and boring work" ((in 56 reviews)); "no pay during time off in summr" ((in 24 reviews))

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First Student Bus Driver/School Bus Driver reviews

3.5

71% would recommend to a friend

(502 total reviews)

John Kenning

64% approve of CEO

67% positive business outlook

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Bus Driver/School Bus Driver employees have rated First Student with 3.5 out of 5 stars, based on 502 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals have a good working experience there. First Student is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Bus Driver/School Bus Driver professionals compared to other employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

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502 reviews

4.0

Mar 30, 2025

Overall a good job

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I worked with really good people.

Cons

Management - very unstable. lots of changeover. No real benefits.

3.0

Mar 28, 2025

Decent Enough

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Easy work, good dispatch team, very self oriented as you’ll not really interact with other drivers

Cons

Some managers are nice others are not very nice at all and will try to treat you like a child, but overall not glaring

4.0

Mar 18, 2025

bus driver

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

part time a lot of time off paid time off

Cons

lack of hours separated hours

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