Wages, Benefits, and Hiring Requirements

The information on this page provides national data and local examples of the wages and benefits offered as well as typical hiring requirements for positions in transit. Use the sections of the Transit Workforce Center’s Transit Workforce Data Dashboard to learn more. Check out position advertisements from a small sample of transit locations. Look for information about job postings in your community, using the information under Locating Transit Career Opportunities Near Me.

Transit Workforce Information for Job Seekers

Employment Projections

The Employment Projections tab on the Transit Workforce Data Dashboard presents estimated numbers of upcoming job openings due to growth (increased demand for workers) and separations (retirements, transfers to other occupations, or other departures from the labor force) in several transportation-related occupations. This tab can help jobseekers identify occupations that are likely to need workers in the coming years.

Wages & Training

The Wages & Training tab on the Transit Workforce Data Dashboard presents data on hourly wages in various transit roles, as well as data on the typical education or training needed to enter several transportation-related occupations. This tab can help jobseekers identify occupations that match their skillsets and wage requirements.

Agency Explorer

The Agency Explorer tab provides agency-level employment data from full reporters to the National Transit Database. It includes interactive charts showing employment counts, labor hours, hourly wages, and salary expenses for more than 380 transit agencies across the U.S. and can be filtered by state, transit mode, job function, agency size, and other criteria. This tab can help jobseekers identify potential employers wherever they live.