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School or Special Client Bus Drivers in North Carolina

Want to work in North Carolina as a School or Special Client Bus Driver? Read this first!

2.0% Jobs Projection
$27,750 Median Salary
1,910 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in North Carolina are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in North Carolina is growing slower than average.

  • School or Special Client Bus Drivers in North Carolina earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many School or Special Client Bus Drivers Work in North Carolina?

In North Carolina, there were 16,290 people working as School or Special Client Bus Drivers in the year 2018.

There were 16,770 School or Special Client Bus Drivers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 480 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 6,520 School or Special Client Bus Drivers working in it, which means North Carolina has more School or Special Client Bus Drivers than average.

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Job Projections for North Carolina

Jobs for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state are growing at a rate of 2.0% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 5.4%.

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North Carolina Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 1,910 annual job openings, and 15,880 total jobs in 2026 for School or Special Client Bus Drivers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 64,900 annual jobs and 535,200 total jobs in 2026.

What do School or Special Client Bus Drivers Make in North Carolina?

In 2018 wages for School or Special Client Bus Drivers ranged from $20,050 to $35,450 with $27,750 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.64 to $17.04. The median hourly rate was $13.34.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $12.92 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $0.42.

The median salary in North Carolina is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top North Carolina Metros for School or Special Client Bus Drivers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most School or Special Client Bus Drivers.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC 4,090 $28,800
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC 3,490 $27,960
Raleigh, NC 2,450 $29,110
Greensboro-High Point, NC 1,670 $28,560
Winston-Salem, NC 990 $22,860
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC 750 $27,860
Asheville, NC 690 $28,220
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC 610 $29,470
Fayetteville, NC 540 $28,100
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC-NC 490 $33,730
Greenville, NC 490 $28,580
New Bern, NC 340 $25,640
Wilmington, NC 210 $26,400
Rocky Mount, NC 210 $23,590
Goldsboro, NC 100 $28,510

Top States for School or Special Client Bus Drivers Employment

The table below shows the states where most School or Special Client Bus Drivers work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 49,390 $40,420
Texas 34,370 $28,290
Pennsylvania 31,970 $29,730
California 26,960 $38,490
Illinois 24,130 $35,880
Florida 20,220 $28,150
Virginia 19,280 $30,060
Georgia 17,610 $24,360
New Jersey 16,810 $36,710
North Carolina 16,290 $27,750
Minnesota 15,300 $34,880
Massachusetts 13,220 $39,090
Washington 12,960 $42,590
Michigan 12,940 $34,450
Missouri 12,260 $29,270
Maryland 12,170 $37,010
Indiana 11,560 $25,650
Wisconsin 11,350 $33,410
Ohio 10,400 $29,490
Kentucky 10,080 $34,410

Below are the states where School or Special Client Bus Drivers get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
Alaska $44,630
District of Columbia $43,700
Washington $42,590
Rhode Island $41,120
North Dakota $40,780
Utah $40,480
New York $40,420
Massachusetts $39,090
California $38,490
Hawaii $38,400

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