Does First Student pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Student employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.4 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Student. This rating has decreased by 2% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Student?

69% of First Student employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Student 3.8 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.5 for culture and values and 3.5 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Student?

School Bus Driver (493) , Graduate Student (365) , Software Engineer (195) , Bus Driver (165) , Driver (125) , Student Worker (67) , Data Entry (63) , Software Developer (59) , Internship (51) , Working Student (45) , Intern (43) , PhD Student (33) , Web Developer (30) , Bus Monitor (25) , Mechanical Engineer (25)

What are the pros of working at First Student according to real employee reviews?

"Pay was good and it was consistent" ((in 163 reviews)); "Worth ethics is good and people are supporting" ((in 111 reviews)); "Nice working place and good environment" ((in 61 reviews)); "Free training for a CDL." ((in 49 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 37 reviews))

What are the cons of working at First Student according to real employee reviews?

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 111 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 80 reviews)); "Low salary and no retaining of interns" ((in 78 reviews)); "Long hours and boring work" ((in 55 reviews)); "Very difficult company to work for umess you have a good manager." ((in 25 reviews))

What are employees saying about First Student layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about First Student layoffs and their outlook for job security at First Student in 2026.

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First Student reviews

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,733 total reviews)

John Kenning

72% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.8

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Career opportunities

3.4

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Senior management

First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,733 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The First Student employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Transporte y logística industry (3.5 stars).

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Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Jul 26, 2017

ok company to work for

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great training for entry level

Cons

Management maybe can be improved

2.0

Jul 19, 2017

First student is greedy

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Decent pay, you get summers off

Cons

Bad students, our location manager is awesome but higher up corporate is greedy, very little employee appreciation, no bonus for safety or anything.

1.0

Jul 18, 2017

Do Not Go There!

Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

When I worked there the management was the BIG problem and they are still under the same management...The employees were like family (there were about 120 of us) Safety Training was absolutely TOP NOTCH but not now. The drivers now do not drop the students off safely and they seem to not have been trained well at all. I work for another company and I see the unsafe things that they do these days and I fear for the safety of the children. Don't Go There!

Cons

See Above sorry I did not separate my pros and cons...No Benefits, they will not let you take time off for personal things such as the Dr. and such, they think that you are unimportant as well as your kids and the gentleman that owns this company meant for his company to be "FAMILY ORIENTED".

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