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School Bus Monitors in Maine

Want to work as a School Bus Monitors in Maine? Here’s what the data says. Maintain order among students on a school bus. Duties include helping students safely board and exit and communicating behavioral problems. May perform pretrip and posttrip inspections and prepare for and assist in emergency evacuations.

What do School Bus Monitors Make in Maine?

The school bus monitors working in Maine, the median annual wage is $31,030 per year (or about $14.92/hour).Earnings range from $29,430 at the 10th percentile to $42,720 at the 90th percentile.

Wage Statistic	Annual	Hourly
10th percentile	$29,430	$14.15
25th percentile	$31,030	$14.92
Median (50th)	$31,030	$14.92
75th percentile	$35,190	$16.92
90th percentile	$42,720	$20.54

Location quotient — how concentrated this career is in Maine relative to the national average — is 0.58, indicating fewer school bus monitors per worker than the national average.

National Wage Comparison

Nationally, school bus monitors earn a median of $67,014 per year ($32.22/hour), lower than the Maine median.

Employment Outlook

National employment for 496,906 school bus monitors nationwide. In Maine alone, about 170 people work in this role. That’s below the typical state, which employs around 710 school bus monitors.

Top Maine Metros for School Bus Monitors

The largest metro-area employers of school bus monitors in Maine.

Metro Area	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Portland-South Portland, ME	90	$31,030

Top States for School Bus Monitors Employment

These states have the highest employment of school bus monitors work.

State	Number Employed
New York	18,040
Illinois	5,190
New Jersey	5,110
Texas	5,080
Florida	3,640
Georgia	2,320
Maryland	2,290
Massachusetts	2,210
Pennsylvania	2,180
Michigan	2,040
Indiana	2,030
Virginia	1,870
North Carolina	1,670
Arizona	1,520
California	1,480
Missouri	1,330
Minnesota	1,110
Kansas	1,000
Connecticut	990
Ohio	820

Highest-Paying States for School Bus Monitors

These states pay the most for school bus monitors.

State	Annual Median Salary
Washington	$41,720
Minnesota	$40,000
Hawaii	$39,820
California	$39,190
Wyoming	$38,790
Oregon	$37,850
Delaware	$37,560
Utah	$37,530
Vermont	$37,440
Colorado	$37,390

Daily Tasks

Day-to-day, school bus monitors typically:

• Announce routes or stops.
• Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
• Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
• Clean school bus interiors by picking up waste, wiping down windows, or vacuuming.
• Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
• Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
• Escort young children across roads or highways.
• Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
• Guide the driver when the bus is moving in reverse gear.
• Monitor for trains at railroad crossings and signal the bus driver when it is safe to proceed.
• Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
• Open and close school bus doors for students.

Tools & Technology

Software and systems commonly involved: Hot technologies: Microsoft Windows

Related Careers

Related occupations to school bus monitors include:

• Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
• School Psychologists
• Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
• Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
• Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
• Special Education Teachers, Secondary School

Also Known As

Bus Monitor, School Bus Aide, School Bus Assistant, School Bus Attendant, School Bus Escort, School Bus Matron, School Bus Monitor.

References

• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — https://www.bls.gov/oes/
• O*NET Online — https://www.onetonline.org/
• BLS Employment Projections — https://www.bls.gov/emp/
• O*NET-SOC code: 33-9094.00