The Top Metro Areas for Transit Bus Drivers
The map below shows some metro areas where the profession is more popular, compared to the size of the population, than in the rest of the country. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the US.
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2006) for:
Transit Bus Drivers
Listed below are US metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Transit Bus Drivers relative to the population of the city, as of 2006.
A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Clicking on each city's name takes you to a detailed career profile for that city, providing the number of jobs, salaries, amount of training required, and more, for hundreds of job types.
| Metro Area | Jobs | Salary
(2006) | Relative
Popularity |
|---|
ALABAMA | | | |
| Gadsden | 70 | $12,580 | 3.2 |
| Mobile | 430 | $22,660 | 3.1 |
| Birmingham | 450 | $25,080 | 1 |
| Huntsville | 120 | $19,160 | 0.7 |
ALASKA | | | |
| Anchorage | 280 | $30,350 | 2.1 |
ARIZONA | | | |
| Phoenix | 1,990 | $26,430 | 1.2 |
CALIFORNIA | | | |
| Los Angeles | 14,860 | $34,100 | 4.2 |
| San Luis Obispo | 210 | $32,090 | 2.5 |
| San Diego | 2,290 | $28,890 | 2 |
| Santa Rosa | 270 | $34,140 | 1.7 |
| El Centro | 50 | $25,980 | 1.4 |
| Oakland | 1,250 | $33,370 | 1.4 |
| Sacramento | 1,080 | $34,340 | 1.4 |
| Riverside | 1,450 | $30,240 | 1.3 |
| Salinas | 110 | $35,850 | 0.9 |
| Visalia | 90 | $21,700 | 0.8 |
COLORADO | | | |
| Denver | 2,380 | $29,610 | 2.3 |
| Colorado Springs | 410 | $29,600 | 2 |
CONNECTICUT | | | |
| Norwich | 540 | $29,000 | 5.5 |
| Hartford | 790 | $27,210 | 1.7 |
| Bridgeport | 400 | $32,340 | 1.1 |
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA | | | |
| Washington | 3,320 | $34,770 | 1.6 |
FLORIDA | | | |
| Fort Lauderdale | 1,520 | $29,810 | 2.4 |
| West Palm Beach | 700 | $34,510 | 1.5 |
| Orlando | 1,270 | $27,340 | 1.4 |
| Sarasota | 190 | $25,120 | 0.8 |
| Tampa | 710 | $30,020 | 0.7 |
GEORGIA | | | |
| Macon | 190 | $14,900 | 2.6 |
| Augusta | 90 | $16,120 | 0.5 |
HAWAII | | | |
| Honolulu | 1,870 | $35,620 | 5.2 |
IDAHO | | | |
| Idaho Falls | 60 | $21,840 | 1.9 |
| Boise | 140 | $26,770 | 0.7 |
INDIANA | | | |
| Bloomington | 150 | $26,120 | 3 |
| Indianapolis | 800 | $27,480 | 1 |
| South Bend | 110 | $25,380 | 1 |
| Gary | 160 | $30,440 | 0.7 |
IOWA | | | |
| Iowa City | 100 | $30,180 | 2.1 |
| Cedar Rapids | 160 | $25,100 | 1.5 |
| Waterloo | 90 | $24,350 | 1.4 |
| Davenport | 130 | $21,240 | 0.9 |
KANSAS | | | |
| Topeka | 110 | $27,830 | 1.3 |
KENTUCKY | | | |
| Louisville | 960 | $34,480 | 1.9 |
MAINE | | | |
| Bangor | 250 | $36,160 | 5.2 |
| Portland | 230 | $30,830 | 1.4 |
MARYLAND | | | |
| Baltimore | 910 | $33,410 | 0.8 |
| Hagerstown | 30 | $28,930 | 0.4 |
MASSACHUSETTS | | | |
| Springfield | 430 | $28,570 | 1.7 |
| Lowell | 140 | $22,870 | 1.4 |
| New Bedford | 70 | $25,890 | 1.4 |
| Brockton | 90 | $33,860 | 1.3 |
| Boston | 1,050 | $30,430 | 0.7 |
MICHIGAN | | | |
| Battle Creek | 140 | $27,180 | 3.7 |
| Ann Arbor | 420 | $30,430 | 3 |
| Warren | 580 | $32,180 | 0.6 |
| Grand Rapids | 100 | $21,520 | 0.3 |
MINNESOTA | | | |
| Rochester | 170 | $27,400 | 2.9 |
| St. Cloud | 180 | $25,980 | 2.4 |
MISSISSIPPI | | | |
| Jackson | 180 | $20,910 | 0.9 |
MONTANA | | | |
| Billings | 180 | $27,170 | 2.8 |
NEVADA | | | |
| Las Vegas | 1,810 | $28,630 | 2.3 |
NEW JERSEY | | | |
| Newark | 1,080 | $28,700 | 1.2 |
| Edison | 1,030 | $33,100 | 1.2 |
| Trenton | 200 | $28,440 | 1.1 |
NEW YORK | | | |
| New York | 19,730 | $42,920 | 4.6 |
| Binghamton | 240 | $27,260 | 2.9 |
| Poughkeepsie | 410 | $32,630 | 2.1 |
| Utica | 110 | $27,730 | 1.1 |
| Nassau | 770 | $29,170 | 0.7 |
| Albany | 260 | $36,760 | 0.7 |
| Buffalo | 230 | $22,910 | 0.5 |
NORTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Durham | 310 | $26,190 | 1.5 |
| Asheville | 210 | $23,250 | 1.5 |
| Charlotte | 1,000 | $32,330 | 1.4 |
| Greensboro | 190 | $23,460 | 0.6 |
NORTH DAKOTA | | | |
| Bismarck | 50 | | 1.1 |
OHIO | | | |
| Youngstown | 260 | $29,470 | 1.3 |
OKLAHOMA | | | |
| Lawton | 70 | $17,860 | 3 |
| Oklahoma City | 500 | $27,690 | 1 |
| Tulsa | 130 | $21,940 | 0.4 |
PENNSYLVANIA | | | |
| Johnstown | 300 | $30,310 | 7.1 |
| Harrisburg | 940 | $26,510 | 3.8 |
| Scranton | 720 | $29,960 | 3.4 |
| Philadelphia | 3,740 | | 2.3 |
| Erie | 210 | $27,420 | 2.1 |
| York | 290 | $25,580 | 2 |
| Lancaster | 330 | $24,130 | 1.7 |
RHODE ISLAND | | | |
| Providence | 310 | $35,350 | 0.7 |
SOUTH CAROLINA | | | |
| Greenville | 280 | $19,650 | 1.1 |
| Myrtle Beach | 40 | $24,250 | 0.4 |
SOUTH DAKOTA | | | |
| Rapid City | 40 | $23,520 | 0.9 |
TENNESSEE | | | |
| Johnson City | 200 | $19,780 | 3.7 |
| Knoxville | 490 | $24,210 | 1.8 |
| Nashville | 1,090 | $26,950 | 1.7 |
| Memphis | 640 | $35,210 | 1.2 |
TEXAS | | | |
| El Paso | 700 | $26,710 | 3.5 |
| Laredo | 110 | $30,220 | 2 |
| Houston | 4,030 | $31,760 | 2 |
| Fort Worth | 780 | $25,240 | 1.1 |
| Beaumont | 100 | $24,480 | 0.8 |
| McAllen | 100 | $22,190 | 0.6 |
UTAH | | | |
| Salt Lake City | 1,220 | $29,150 | 2.4 |
| Provo | 250 | $27,560 | 1.9 |
VIRGINIA | | | |
| Virginia Beach | 910 | $21,830 | 1.4 |
| Roanoke | 160 | $26,110 | 1.3 |
| Richmond | 640 | $30,650 | 1.2 |
WISCONSIN | | | |
| Appleton | 150 | $26,920 | 1.7 |
