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School Bus Monitors Salary in Orlando, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, School Bus Monitors in Orlando, FL have a median annual salary of $34,430, with 510 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $29,100 at the 10th percentile to $36,530 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$34,430

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$16.55

Employment

510

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$29,100
10th
$33,510
25th
$34,430
Median
$36,310
75th
$36,530
90th

Local compared with national

Orlando, FL

$34,430

Median annual · 2025

United States

$35,100

Median annual · 2025

The Orlando, FL median is 1.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $670).

Top skills

  1. 1.MonitoringImportance 3.8
  2. 2.SpeakingImportance 3.3
  3. 3.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.3
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.0
  5. 5.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  6. 6.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.9
  7. 7.CoordinationImportance 2.9
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.9
  9. 9.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.8
  10. 10.WritingImportance 2.8
  11. 11.PersuasionImportance 2.8
  12. 12.NegotiationImportance 2.5

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Windows
  • Web browser software

Common tasks

  • Direct students evacuating the bus during safety drills.
  • Operate a wheelchair lift to load or unload wheelchairs.
  • Buckle seatbelts or fasten wheelchair tie-down straps to secure passengers for transportation.
  • Escort young children across roads or highways.
  • Assist children with disabilities or children with psychological, emotional, or behavioral issues with boarding and exiting the school bus.
  • Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety.
  • Evacuate students from the school bus in emergency situations.
  • Direct students boarding and exiting the school bus.
  • Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios.
  • Prevent or defuse altercations between students.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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