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 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at First Student?

68% of First Student employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated First Student 3.7 out of 5 for work life balance, 3.4 for culture and values and 3.4 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 165 reviews)); "Not a bad place to work the people are great and hours are good for moms." ((in 120 reviews)); "CDL Training for later use in life" ((in 42 reviews)); "Good Work life balance all time" ((in 38 reviews)); "good friends and culture and subjects" ((in 32 reviews))

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

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 111 reviews)); "Low salary and no retaining of interns" ((in 81 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 24 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

3.6

68% would recommend to a friend

(3,735 total reviews)

John Kenning

72% approve of CEO

64% positive business outlook

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First Student has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 3,735 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).

Reviews by job title

4K reviews

2.0

Mar 21, 2024

Your a number

Bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The pay rate is good

Cons

Dispatch very unorganized lack of communication between dispatch and drivers. Need more help in dispatch office too many drivers for 2 people takes to long to get response from dispatch. The yard and parking lots are very poorly lit and very un kept a lot of pot holes in bus yard easy to miss with how dark it is in the bus yard itself. Always trash from buses along fence. The bathrooms are nasty very dirty un kept work environment.

3.0

Mar 21, 2024

Just like any other job

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Working with children, driving to events

Cons

Negative attitude by employees, do as I say attitude by management

5.0

Mar 21, 2024

Good

Student worker

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

nice team with having good culture

Cons

no cons is there in my company

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