Trends Hiring & Retaining School Bus Drivers: Do Raises Work?


This month’s reader survey studied the issue of how to retain and hire new drivers. Much of it focused on the hot-button issue of whether or not slightly raising pay would make a measurable difference in retaining and hiring drivers. The results show that an additional $1 or $2 per hour could often help make the difference. Our survey was administered via email to 8,476 readers and resulted in a total of 486 submitted responses.


Is your operation currently short drivers?


YES 74%


NO 26%


HOW MANY DRIVERS ARE YOU CURRENTLY SHORT FOR THE START


OF THE 2018-2019 SCHOOL YEAR? (OUT OF 358 RESPONSES.)


11-25 26-50 51-100 101-250 250+


11% 4% 1% 1% 0%


Do you think current pay rates are negatively affecting school bus driver


retention in your school district? (OUT OF 357 RESPONSES.)


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YES 53%


36% NO


11%


I DON’T KNOW


Do you think increasing driver pay by $1 or $2 per hour would be enough to stop or slow turnover? (OUT OF 193 RESPONSES.) 37%


36% 26%


N E O


O S W


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