Te Aroha College
Bus Driver Kaitaraiwa Pahi
Bus drivers operate buses and drive passengers along local, chartered or intercity routes.
Bus drivers may do some or all of the following:
- visually inspect buses before driving them to make sure they are safe, clean, refuelled and ready for use
- load and unload passengers' luggage
- collect fares from passengers, giving them tickets and change
- give passengers information on routes, fares and timetables
- deliver a commentary on the area they are travelling through and answer passengers' questions
- keep a logbook to record work time and rest breaks.
Physical Requirements
Bus drivers need to:
- be reasonably fit and healthy to get a medical certificate every five years
- have good eyesight (with or without corrective lenses)
- have good hearing.
Useful Experience
Useful experience for bus drivers includes:
- other driving work, such as taxi driving
- customer service work
- work in the tourism industry.
Personal Qualities
Bus drivers need to be:
- understanding of people from different cultures and backgrounds
- able to remain calm under pressure
- honest and reliable
- good at basic maths
- good at communicating
- friendly, polite and patient
- alert
- tolerant
Useful Experience
Useful experience for bus drivers includes:
- other driving work, such as taxi driving
- customer service work
- work in the tourism industry.
Subject Recommendations
No specific secondary education is required for this job, but English, maths, and construction and mechanical technologies to at least NCEA Level 2 are useful.
Bus Drivers can earn around $19-$24 an hour per year.
Bus drivers may progress to work as:
- supervisors or managers at bus companies
- bus inspectors
- bus driving instructors.
Bus drivers may specialise in driving:
- set routes and timetables, school bus routes, or long-distance intercity routes
- charter buses taking passengers on one-off trips such as to functions or events
- tour coaches taking passengers on local or long-distance tours.
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