Brevard County
About $20.83/hr starting
9-month position, about 180 days, minimum 6 paid hours per day
Come in with a CDL Class B permit (P and S endorsements); BPS trains you the rest of the way and waives the screening fees.
Florida · 12 district guides
Florida School Bus Driver Guides
Every district hires differently. Pick yours below and see its real starting pay, work year, and how it gets you licensed.
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Broward County
About $21.00/hr as a benefited operator
10-month position, about 192 days, minimum 7.5 paid hours per day
No CDL, no experience, no truck-school tuition. BCPS hires you as a paid trainee at $17/hr and covers your CDL.
Duval County
About $22-$23/hr once driving
Part-time, 180-day school-year schedule; guaranteed 25 hours per week, minimum 5 hours per day
No CDL needed. Duval's contractors hire you as a paid trainee, cover your CDL, and pay $22-$23/hr once you're driving.
Hillsborough County
About $18.65/hr
10-month position, about 193 days, guaranteed 8 hours or more per day
No truck-school bill. HCPS offers free classes to get your CDL permit, then trains you for the full Class B CDL at no cost.
Lee County
About $19.57/hr starting
10-month position, about 186 days, minimum 7 hours per day; paid over 20 semi-monthly pay periods
No CDL to apply. Lee hires you full-time from day one, covers your CDL, and gets you road-ready in about two weeks.
Miami-Dade County
About $16.71/hr starting
10-month position, 191 days, minimum 7 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. M-DCPS hires you as a paid trainee and covers your commercial license.
Orange County (OCPS)
About $18.23/hr starting
10-month position, 191 days, minimum 6 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. OCPS hires you as a paid trainee and covers your commercial license.
Palm Beach County
About $20.65/hr starting
10-month position, about 178 days, minimum 6 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. SDPBC hires you as a paid trainee and covers your commercial license.
Pasco County
About $18.53/hr starting
10-month position, about 189 days, minimum 6 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. Pasco County Schools hires you as a paid trainee and covers your license.
Pinellas County
$20.00/hr starting for licensed drivers
9-month position, about 193 days, 8 guaranteed hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. PCS hires you as a paid trainee and covers your commercial license.
Polk County
About $19.46/hr to start
180 days, minimum 7 paid hours per day
No CDL, no truck-school tuition. PCPS hires you as a paid hourly trainee and covers your commercial license.
Seminole County
About $20.03/hr to start
186 days, minimum 6 hours per day
Skip the $4,000 truck school. Come in with a Class B permit; SCPS trains and tests you for the full school-bus CDL onsite.
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What's in every Florida guide
35+ pages, twelve chapters, written in plain English. The whole path from "thinking about it" to your first route, for your district.
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Do you qualify?
The driving-record, background, and health requirements, so you know before you apply.
The application, walked through
What to submit and which documents to bring, so you are not knocked out on a technicality.
The interview
The three things every interviewer is really asking, and what to highlight. (Free in the sample.)
Screenings & the CDL
Every screening after your offer, who pays for what, and how your district gets you licensed.
Pay, benefits & the calendar
Your district's pay scale, work year, and school calendar: the numbers that decide whether this job fits your life.
Managing a bus full of kids
The passenger-management techniques veteran drivers use. (Also free in the sample.)
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Real pages from the manual, the interview and passenger-management chapters, so you can judge the quality yourself.
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