School Bus Drivers

• Drive passenger vehicles.
• Follow safety procedures for vehicle operation.
• Read maps to determine routes.
• Inspect motor vehicles.
• Assist customers to ensure comfort or safety.
• Monitor student behavior, social development, or health.
• Notify others of emergencies, problems, or hazards.
• Receive information or instructions for performing work assignments.
• Report vehicle or equipment malfunctions.
• Record operational details of travel.

• Working in a closed vehicle or equipment.
• Frequent contact with others.
• Meeting strict deadlines.
• Serious consequences if mistakes are made.
• Sitting.
• The importance of being accurate or exact.
• Exposure to sounds or noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable.
• Working with a group or team.
• Exposure to disease or infections.
• Being in situations in which conflicts arise.

• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

• Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor

• Ground Transportation

Enrolling in a community college can be a great place to start your four-year degree. While all 31 Minnesota State community colleges, technical colleges and universities offer all or part of the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum (a 40-credit package of general education courses accepted for transfer to other state colleges and universities, the University of Minnesota, and some private colleges and universities), not all two-year colleges offer degrees intended to transfer to a four-year bachelor's degree.

If you plan to transfer to obtain a four-year bachelor's degree, it is important to know which degree path is right for you:

• Associate of Arts (AA) degrees offered at community colleges are designed to transfer into liberal arts four-year majors.
• Associate of Science (AS) and Associate of Fine Arts (AFA) degrees offered at community and technical colleges transfer into specific four-year majors and will likely require completing additional general education courses at a university.
• Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degrees offered at technical and community colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.
• Diplomas and certificates offered at technical colleges are not designed to transfer. They lead to immediate entry into the workplace.

Talk to a transfer specialist as early as possible to determine the best associate degree for your goals. Be sure to review your Degree Audit Report (DARS) each semester to best prepare for transfer. Get more help understanding transfer using the tools below.

• Visit Transferology to see if your courses will transfer.
• Search Articulation Agreements to find formal transfer agreements between schools.

• Being Aware of Others—Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.
• Monitoring Performance—Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Coordinating with Others—Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.
• Listening—Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Managing Time—Managing one's own time and the time of others.
• Monitoring Equipment—Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly.
• Reading—Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.
• Thinking Critically—Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Helping Others—Actively looking for ways to help people.
• Operating Equipment—Controlling operations of equipment or systems.

• 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.
• Law and Government—Knowledge of laws, legal codes, court procedures, precedents, government regulations, executive orders, agency rules, and the democratic political process.
• Psychology—Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation; psychological research methods; and the assessment and treatment of behavioral and affective disorders.
• Mechanical—Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance.
• Administration and Management—Knowledge of business and management principles involved in strategic planning, resource allocation, human resources modeling, leadership technique, production methods, and coordination of people and resources.
• Education and Training—Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups, and the measurement of training effects.
• Clerical—Knowledge of administrative and clerical procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, stenography and transcription, designing forms, and other office procedures and terminology.

• Realistic—Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others.
• Conventional—Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow.

• Postal Service Mail Carriers
• Light Truck or Delivery Drivers
• Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Couriers and Messengers
• Transportation Attendants
• Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants
• Parking Enforcement Workers
• Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers
• Subway and Streetcar Operators

• Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation
• Educational Services
• Social Assistance
• Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations

• Postal Service Mail Carriers
• Light Truck or Delivery Drivers
• Taxi Drivers and Chauffeurs
• Couriers and Messengers
• Transportation Attendants
• Garbage and Recyclable Material Collectors
• Ambulance Drivers and Attendants
• Parking Enforcement Workers
• Transit and Intercity Bus Drivers
• Subway and Streetcar Operators