# Will school bus monitors be replaced by AI? Updated October 2026 School bus monitors score 28 of 100 for AI exposure. 78% of their task time still needs a person. AI can do 11% today and speed up another 11%. - **11%** AI can do it - **11%** AI helps - **78%** Needs a person Low exposure Lower than 66% of the 923 occupations we scored. ## Task by task We graded 18 tasks, listed here from most to least exposed. AI can do 2 of them today, speeds up 2 and leaves 14 to people. | Task | AI exposure | | --- | --- | | Write and submit reports that include data such as the number of passengers or trips, hours worked, mileage driven, or fuel consumed. Trip, mileage and fuel reports largely pull from existing telematics data. | 70% AI can do it | | Announce routes or stops. GPS and recorded stop announcements already handle most of this. | 60% AI can do it | | Report delays, accidents, or other traffic and transportation situations to dispatchers or other bus drivers, using phones or mobile two-way radios. Radio or phone reporting is spoken; AI can help summarize incidents. | 35% AI helps | | Talk to children's parents or guardians about problematic behaviors, emotional or developmental problems, or related issues. AI can draft notes and prep, but the parent talk is human. | 22% AI helps | | Monitor the conduct of students to maintain discipline and safety. Live in-person conduct monitoring; cameras assist only slightly. | 18% Needs a person | ## How school bus monitors compare All occupations (923) Protective service (26) **School bus monitors score 28**, marked by the dark line. Each dot is a score, darker where more occupations share it. The short marks show the averages, 37 for all occupations and 31 for protective service. ## Pay and outlook in the US Median pay $35,100 a year, May 2025 People employed 78,420 in the US, May 2025 Projected change in jobs \-1.9% from 2024 to 2034 ## Skills to build - Submit trip, mileage and fuel reports in web browser software - Run pretrip and posttrip inspections and log defects - Lead emergency evacuation drills and prepare students for them - Write behavior incident notes for parent conferences - Relay incident reports by two-way radio to dispatchers ## Safer roles nearby 4 related occupations with lower scores. - [School bus drivers25 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/school-bus-drivers/) - [Subway operators26 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/subway-operators/) - [Taxi drivers27 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/taxi-drivers/) - [Crossing guards24 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/crossing-guards/) ## Questions about school bus monitors and AI Will AI replace school bus monitors? Partly. About 2 in 10 working hours go to tasks AI can already do, mostly trip and mileage reports and stop announcements. Keeping order, helping children board and exit, and handling emergencies stay with people. Which tasks is AI taking over? Trip, mileage and fuel reports and stop announcements go first, with exposure scores of 70 and 60. Telematics data already holds passenger counts, miles driven and fuel used, so AI can fill most of the report. GPS and recorded messages already call most stops. Which school bus monitor tasks stay human? Physically escorting children across roads, operating wheelchair lifts and evacuating students all score 3 on exposure. These tasks need hands on equipment and a person who can act in a real emergency. Live conduct monitoring and answering children's questions score 18, because the bus is moving and the children are right there. How can school bus monitors stay valuable? Stay on the tasks that need a body and a judgment call. Run pretrip and posttrip inspections, and spot defects before the driver leaves the depot. Practice emergency evacuation drills until students move on cue. Use AI to draft incident notes, then handle the parent conversation yourself. Check route and stop changes in the web browser before each run. ## Related jobs - [Bus drivers28 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/bus-drivers/) - [Chauffeurs30 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/chauffeurs/) - [Dispatchers65 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/dispatchers/) - [Flight attendants30 out of 100](https://www.aigentcy.com/ai-exposure/flight-attendants/) ## Next steps for school bus monitors - ### Check your job Your job title is a rough guide. Your actual tasks decide your score. Paste your job description or CV and see which of your tasks AI can do. 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