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Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity: apprenticeship hours and pay
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Approved apprenticeship titles
One apprenticeship title on the Department of Labor's approved list fall under Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity, trained competency-based, hybrid, time-based. The shortest approved term is 2,000 hours, for COACH OPERATOR (competency-based).
| Title | RAPIDS code | Approach and term |
|---|---|---|
| COACH OPERATOR | 2034 | Competency-Based: 2,000 hours Hybrid: 2,000 to 2,500 hours Time-Based: 2,000 hours |
Time-based programs count hours on the job; competency-based programs move on when the apprentice shows the skills; hybrid programs use both, within a range of hours (29 CFR 29.5(b)(2)). Each registered program sets its own term inside what the approved title allows.
What bus drivers, transit and intercity earn, by state
New York has the highest state median for bus drivers, transit and intercity ($84,480) and Puerto Rico the lowest ($32,230), across the 52 states with a published figure.
| State | Median pay | Hourly | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $84,480 | $40.61 | 16,770 |
| Washington | $72,280 | $34.75 | 6,960 |
| Hawaii | $68,500 | $32.93 | 2,190 |
| California | $67,130 | $32.27 | 24,380 |
| Oregon | $65,510 | $31.50 | 2,620 |
| Massachusetts | $65,460 | $31.47 | 3,970 |
| Maryland | $65,220 | $31.35 | 4,890 |
| Illinois | $65,200 | $31.35 | 8,650 |
| Alaska | $64,150 | $30.84 | 250 |
| Colorado | $63,010 | $30.29 | 3,540 |
| Ohio | $62,760 | $30.17 | 4,000 |
| Nevada | $61,700 | $29.66 | 2,540 |
| New Jersey | $61,140 | $29.40 | 6,420 |
| Missouri | $60,660 | $29.16 | 1,860 |
| Delaware | $60,510 | $29.09 | 380 |
| Connecticut | $60,100 | $28.89 | 1,830 |
| Indiana | $58,410 | $28.08 | 2,130 |
| Maine | $57,870 | $27.82 | 470 |
| District of Columbia | $55,580 | $26.72 | 150 |
| New Hampshire | $54,830 | $26.36 | 300 |
| Kentucky | $54,550 | $26.22 | 2,570 |
| Arizona | $53,870 | $25.90 | 3,240 |
| Vermont | $53,830 | $25.88 | 440 |
| Virginia | $52,940 | $25.45 | 3,800 |
| Wisconsin | $52,660 | $25.32 | 2,220 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,360 | $24.69 | 4,710 |
| Utah | $50,730 | $24.39 | 1,230 |
| Oklahoma | $50,300 | $24.18 | 1,760 |
| Minnesota | $50,200 | $24.13 | 2,610 |
| Idaho | $49,000 | $23.56 | 520 |
| North Dakota | $48,890 | $23.50 | 250 |
| Louisiana | $48,860 | $23.49 | 1,490 |
| Texas | $48,740 | $23.43 | 11,600 |
| Rhode Island | $48,610 | $23.37 | 70 |
| Florida | $48,300 | $23.22 | 9,130 |
| Tennessee | $47,770 | $22.97 | 1,970 |
| Michigan | $47,660 | $22.91 | 3,620 |
| Iowa | $45,890 | $22.06 | 1,560 |
| Montana | $45,640 | $21.94 | 450 |
| Wyoming | $45,630 | $21.94 | 130 |
| New Mexico | $45,610 | $21.93 | 580 |
| Georgia | $45,500 | $21.87 | 3,700 |
| Nebraska | $45,120 | $21.69 | 460 |
| North Carolina | $44,060 | $21.18 | 2,900 |
| South Carolina | $43,330 | $20.83 | 630 |
| South Dakota | $41,590 | $19.99 | 410 |
| Kansas | $41,340 | $19.87 | 430 |
| West Virginia | $39,260 | $18.87 | 520 |
| Mississippi | $38,570 | $18.54 | 400 |
| Alabama | $37,700 | $18.13 | 960 |
| Arkansas | $37,520 | $18.04 | 570 |
| Puerto Rico | $32,230 | $15.50 | 510 |
Finding a program
The public sponsor file names the organizations that run registered apprenticeships but not the occupations each one trains, so this guide names no sponsor. Search apprenticeship.gov's Apprenticeship Finder for this title, or ask your American Job Center which local programs train it.
Apprenticeship sponsors by state (25,633) · All approved occupations
Sources: apprenticeship.gov approved occupations list (Last-Modified October 8, 2026); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (all industries; blanks are figures BLS does not publish).