Does First Student pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, First Student employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.5 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at First Student. This rating has been stable over the past 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Student?

70% 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 3.6 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at First Student?

School Bus Driver (493) , Graduate Student (365) , Software Engineer (195) , Bus Driver (164) , Driver (124) , 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 165 reviews)); "Not a bad place to work the people are great and hours are good for moms." ((in 114 reviews)); "Good Workplace and good environment" ((in 63 reviews)); "CDL Training for later use in life" ((in 43 reviews)); "Good Work life balance all time" ((in 36 reviews))

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

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 106 reviews)); "low salary then other places" ((in 82 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 78 reviews)); "Long hours and boring work" ((in 56 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

70% would recommend to a friend

(3,728 total reviews)

John Kenning

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.6

Career opportunities

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.4

Senior management

First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,728 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

1.0

May 11, 2021

Horrible company

Bus monitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, lots of hours, being around kids

Cons

Horrible management. They only care about making money. They will overwork you. If you leave for a better job, they will give you a bad review.

1.0

Oct 12, 2019

Attention to all drivers or anyone whom wish to apply to work for this company

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

great working with kids. flexible schedule

Cons

Attention to all drivers or anyone whom wish to apply to work for this company I have been cheated on my pay checks the person whom work at the accounting dept is very dishonest. This type of cheating from First Student has been going for a long time specially drivers working over 4 hours.they cheat you to the bones the Labor Department of Fresno needs to conduct an investigation asap toward this dishonest company.No wonder they are being sued by there drivers looks up on google

1.0

Jun 25, 2019

Never again

Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great coworkers Love the children Union

Cons

Training period was unpaid and dragged out completely for 3 months no incentive to even stay little to no hours for new people goes by seniority

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