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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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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4K reviews

3.0

Jan 21, 2026

Good company - with caveats

Senior manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great mission. The people around the enterprise are generally there for the mission and values and all work very hard. It's very fast paced, which can be good for some people but may alienate others.

Cons

Volatile change situation - Change often comes at the expense of creating a positive culture, and not including the large employee population to share their thoughts and rationale when implementing large, organization wide change initiatives leading to burnout. Many employees in corporate and senior leadership positions are fearful for their jobs due to multiple, org restructures happening back to back in a less than 12-month period.

4.0

Jan 20, 2026

Ok

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good but not the best

Cons

The demand function is given by

3.0

Jan 19, 2026

Good place to start

Data analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

This job has a lot of flexibility

Cons

Skills can feel niche to the company. SQL and Excel are used a lot so you should be comfortable with those tools

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