Employment and change in employment for school bus drivers by class of worker and selected industries
| 2019 | 2021 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industry group | Class of worker | Count | Share of total | Count | Share of total | 2019 to 2021 percent change in employment |
| All school bus drivers | Private | 134,220 | 39.0% | 102,459 | 35.7% | -23.7% |
| S&L | 203,436 | 59.2% | 178,615 | 62.2% | -12.2% | |
| Other | 6,094 | 1.8% | 6,002 | 2.1% | -1.5% | |
| Total | 343,750 | 100.0% | 287,076 | 100.0% | -16.5% | |
| “Elementary and secondary schools” bus drivers | Private | 39,779 | 17.4% | 31,163 | 16.2% | -21.7% |
| S&L | 186,299 | 81.5% | 159,614 | 82.8% | -14.3% | |
| Other | 2,382 | 1.0% | 1,962 | 1.0% | -17.6% | |
| Total | 228,460 | 100.0% | 192,739 | 100.0% | -15.6% | |
| “Bus service and urban transit” school bus drivers | Private | 88,541 | 83.5% | 66,261 | 76.9% | -25.2% |
| S&L | 14,258 | 13.4% | 16,164 | 18.8% | 13.4% | |
| Other | 3,218 | 3.0% | 3,754 | 4.4% | 16.7% | |
| Total | 106,017 | 100.0% | 86,179 | 100.0% | -18.7% | |
Notes: S&L stands for state and local government. "Other" includes self-employed workers, federal employees, and unpaid family workers. "Elementary and secondary schools" bus drivers includes both "school bus drivers" and "transit and intercity bus drivers."
Source: EPI analysis of American Community Survey microdata.