Description
Drive bus or motor coach, including regular route operations, charters, and private carriage. May assist passengers with baggage. May collect fares or tickets.
- • Announce stops to passengers.
- • Read maps to plan bus routes.
- • Inspect vehicles and check gas, oil, and water levels prior to departure.
- • Park vehicles at loading areas so that passengers can board.
- • Report delays or accidents.
- • Advise passengers to be seated and orderly while on vehicles.
- • Regulate heating, lighting, and ventilating systems for passenger comfort.
- • Load and unload baggage in baggage compartments.
- • Drive vehicles over specified routes or to specified destinations according to time schedules, complying with traffic regulations to ensure that passengers have a smooth and safe ride.
- • Assist passengers, such as elderly or individuals with disabilities, on and off bus, ensure they are seated properly, help carry baggage, and answer questions about bus schedules or routes.
- • Handle passenger emergencies or disruptions.
- • Record information, such as cash receipts and ticket fares, and maintain log book.
- • Collect tickets or cash fares from passengers.
- • Maintain cleanliness of bus or motor coach.
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Last reviewed: Jan 2026
