Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity

People in this career often have these skills:

• Operation and Control - Controlling operations of equipment or systems.
• Operations Monitoring - Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.

People in this career often know a lot about:

• Transportation - Knowledge of principles and methods for moving people or goods by air, rail, sea, or road, including the relative costs and benefits.
• Customer and Personal Service - Knowledge of principles and processes for providing customer and personal services. This includes customer needs assessment, meeting quality standards for services, and evaluation of customer satisfaction.
• Public Safety and Security - Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions.
• English Language - Knowledge of the structure and content of the English language including the meaning and spelling of words, rules of composition, and grammar.

People in this career often have talent in:

• Far Vision - The ability to see details at a distance.
• Control Precision - The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions.
• Multilimb Coordination - The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion.
• Depth Perception - The ability to judge which of several objects is closer or farther away from you, or to judge the distance between you and an object.
• Spatial Orientation - The ability to know your location in relation to the environment or to know where other objects are in relation to you.

• Response Orientation - The ability to choose quickly between two or more movements in response to two or more different signals (lights, sounds, pictures). It includes the speed with which the correct response is started with the hand, foot, or other body part.
• Reaction Time - The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears.
• Problem Sensitivity - The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.
• Rate Control - The ability to time your movements or the movement of a piece of equipment in anticipation of changes in the speed and/or direction of a moving object or scene.
• Near Vision - The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer).
• Selective Attention - The ability to concentrate on a task over a period of time without being distracted.

People in this career often do these activities:

• Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
• Drive passenger vehicles.
• Inspect motor vehicles.
• Measure the level or depth of water or other liquids.
• Provide customers with general information or assistance.

• Provide transportation information to passengers or customers.
• Assist passengers during vehicle boarding.
• Collect fares or payment from customers.
• Assist others during emergencies.
• Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
• Read maps to determine routes.
• Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
• Record operational or production data.
• Record sales or transactions data.
• Clean vehicles or vehicle components.
• Load shipments, belongings, or materials.
• Maintain vehicles in good working condition.

• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians

• Subway and Streetcar Operators

• Passenger Attendants

• Couriers and Messengers

• Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers

• Parking Enforcement Workers

• Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers

• Meter Readers, Utilities