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BUS DRIVERS, TRANSIT AND INTERCITY

On-The-Job Responsibilities:

Education & Outlook

Statewide

Typical Degree: High school diploma or equivalent

Employed as of 2022: 2,176

2032 Projected Openings: 3,088

Entry Level Salary: $30,980

Median Salary: $46,500

Experienced Level Salary: $58,270

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Associated Local Workforce Area:

*values presented are at the Local Workforce Area level

Employed as of 2022:

2032 Projected Openings:

Entry Level Salary:

Median Salary:

Experienced Level Salary:

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Knowledge

Transportation

Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.

Customer and Personal Service

Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.

Public Safety and Security

Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.

Skills

Operation and Control

Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

Operations Monitoring

Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

Time Management

Managing one's own time and the time of others.

Abilities

Far Vision

The ability to see details at a distance.

Control Precision

The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.

Depth Perception

The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.

Institutions With Associated Majors
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Ashland Community and Technical College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,854
Graduation
Graduation Rate
47.6 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,950

Bluegrass Community and Technical College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$6,287
Graduation
Graduation Rate
34.7 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,500

Elizabethtown Community and Technical College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$4,608
Graduation
Graduation Rate
41.9 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$9,055

Hazard Community and Technical College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$3,361
Graduation
Graduation Rate
44.0 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,125

Hopkinsville Community College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,472
Graduation
Graduation Rate
39.5 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$10,691

Jefferson Community and Technical College

Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

Degrees Offered For This Major:
  • Certificate
Cost
Cost of Attendance
$5,908
Graduation
Graduation Rate
32.8 %
Completion
Median Loan Debt
$11,651
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