Measured from live jobs
Bus Driver skills employers ask for
From 210 open Bus Driver job postings on Rolearch, read and tagged skill by skill. Updated every night as jobs open and close.
The most-asked skills
Share of Bus Driver postings that mention each skill.
- CDLdistinctive84%
- Drivingdistinctive63%
- Workplace safetydistinctive29%
- Regulatory compliance16%
- Communication13%
- Leadership13%
- Problem solving12%
- BLS/CPR11%
- Inventory management10%
- Bilingual Spanishdistinctive10%
- Logistics6%
- Route planningdistinctive6%
- Customer service5%
“Distinctive” means Bus Driver postings ask for it at least three times as often as jobs overall.
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Where Bus Driver skills carry over
Roles whose postings ask for the most similar skills. Overlap counts the skills that define each role most.
- School Bus Driver100% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Bilingual SpanishHow to switch
- Lineman93% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Bilingual SpanishHow to switch
- Truck Driver92% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Regulatory complianceHow to switch
- Shuttle Driver89% overlapShared: CDL, Driving, Workplace safety, Regulatory complianceHow to switch
Questions
- What skills does a Bus Driver need?
- In 210 current Bus Driver job postings, the skills asked for most often are CDL (84%), Driving (63%), Workplace safety (29%), Regulatory compliance (16%), Communication (13%). Percentages are the share of postings that mention each skill.
- What jobs can a Bus Driver move into?
- Measured by shared skill demand, the closest roles are School Bus Driver, Lineman, Truck Driver, Shuttle Driver. School Bus Driver shares skills such as CDL, Driving, Workplace safety.
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