(*) Not a career. Careers should be considered as full-time financially self-sustaining occupations, whereas school bus driving is more like a part-time job or paid volunteer with somewhat lower pay, in hopes of finding enough qualified drivers, to help students in the community get to/from school.
(*) Unless you are working 35-40 or 50 hours a week in a profession with real benefits, reality is that it is truly a part-time or seasonal support job.
(*) Benefits may be referenced, but the realities are that they are limited in scope, & typically require 30 hours min per week to obtain, so majority of employees don't qualify.
(*) On school off days, or extended breaks, you typically don't get paid from sub-contracted bus providers, unless a union, or school district contracts require otherwise.
(*) In the same scenario, in today's health emergencies, like COVID-19, or snow/excessive cold declared remote learning days, you lose non-guaranteed income.
(*) Regardless of drivers finding unpaid days off, even though you previously committed yourself, & were scheduled, but school transportation was cancelled, the office personnel above the drivers still get paid, but not you as a driver.
(*) Unless you take extra trips, (which are both bid separately, or given out without bid based upon seniority), separate from Home To School, & School To Home, you must be willing to tie up (9-10 months & avail. for maybe 4.5-6 hours, spread out over 10-11 hours day) of your lives each school day, for a max of 180 days of potential work, if you work the full school year.
