Is First Student a good company to work for?

First Student has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5, based on over 5,110 reviews left anonymously by employees. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months. 68% of employees would recommend working at First Student to a friend and 64% have a positive outlook for the business. The best reviews about First Student have been left by employees working as Graduate Student , Intern and Bus Driver/School Bus Driver .

Does First Student pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Student employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Student. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Student?

68% of First Student employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Student 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 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 is good and they are flexible with hours" ((in 166 reviews)); "Worth ethics is good and people are supporting" ((in 119 reviews)); "Good Workplace and good environment" ((in 53 reviews)); "CDL Training for later use in life" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good Work life balance all time" ((in 41 reviews))

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

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 106 reviews)); "low salary then other places" ((in 85 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 75 reviews)); "Hours are long and do not let you sleep." ((in 54 reviews)); "Very difficult company to work for umess you have a good manager." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about First Student layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about First Student layoffs and their outlook for job security at First Student in 2026.

What are the top reviewed First Student locations?

Cincinnati , New York , Chicago , Saint Louis , Houston , San Francisco , Los Angeles , Buffalo , Seattle , Portland , Bozeman , Indianapolis , Wichita , Boston , Atlanta , Syracuse , Dallas , Naperville , Rochester , Milwaukee , Philadelphia , Normal , Crest Hill , Schaumburg , Tacoma , Providence , Boise , DeKalb , Springfield , Kansas City

First Student reviews

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,736 total reviews)

John Kenning

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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First Student has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,736 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Student employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transportation & Logistics industry (3.5 stars).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

4.0

Mar 27, 2024

A welcoming atmosphere

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Welcoming atmosphere and thorough training.

Cons

Pay could be more competitive.

4.0

Mar 25, 2024

Short Hours, Big Impact

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good for students or those who don’t want to work more than 4 hrs a day

Cons

Two shifts in a day Kids can be hard to deal with if you have no patience or experience working with children.

2.0

Mar 21, 2024

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Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay rate is good

Cons

Dispatch very unorganized lack of communication between dispatch and drivers. Need more help in dispatch office too many drivers for 2 people takes to long to get response from dispatch. The yard and parking lots are very poorly lit and very un kept a lot of pot holes in bus yard easy to miss with how dark it is in the bus yard itself. Always trash from buses along fence. The bathrooms are nasty very dirty un kept work environment.

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