School Bus Monitors

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What they do: 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.

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Public Service & Safety

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What do they typically do on the job?

  • 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.

Personality

People interested in this work like activities that include helping people, teaching, and talking.

Optimism

Empathy

Stress Tolerance

Self-Control

Social Orientation

Cooperation

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Data for NSI career cards comes from the following: Idaho Department of Labor, US Bureau of Labor Statistics, O*NET, MyNextMove, and Career OneStop