Looking for a job? Osceola County Schools are hiring bus drivers

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — The back-to-school season will start in about a month and the Osceola County School District is still looking for more bus drivers.

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The district needs 140 more bus attendants and at least 35 more bus drivers.

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Pay will start at $15 an hour for attendants and $16.50 an hour for drivers, in accordance with the minimum wage rate for the district.

The Transportation Services Department said drivers transported 27,000 students last year during a bus driver shortage.

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At the end of the 2021-2022 school year, 35 bus routes did not have an assigned driver, leading drivers to pick up extra students or make extra runs.

A new bus driver training course will start on Monday and applicants should plan on getting a CDL B permit from their local tag office.

For more information on how to apply, click here.

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Video: Osceola County to host job fair to hire dozens of school bus drivers, attendants Osceola County is looking to hire 40 bus drivers and 140 bus attendants ahead of the new school year. (WFTV)

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