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 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 (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 is good and they are flexible with hours" ((in 158 reviews)); "Worth ethics is good and people are supporting" ((in 113 reviews)); "They give you great training." ((in 42 reviews)); "Good work life balance here" ((in 39 reviews)); "Good working environment and nice" ((in 34 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 83 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 76 reviews)); "Hours are long and do not let you sleep." ((in 57 reviews)); "Our location experience a very difficult 1 year period of changing managers 3" ((in 23 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

(3,730 total reviews)

John Kenning

70% approve of CEO

65% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Diversity & inclusion

3.8

Work/Life balance

3.5

Culture & values

3.5

Compensation and benefits

3.5

Career opportunities

3.3

Senior management

First Student has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 3,730 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

4.0

Mar 15, 2025

Experience at Firstsource

Senior customer service representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Friendly and comfortable environment. Supportive management

Cons

No leaves on any festivals unless planned.

2.0

Mar 14, 2025

Way too much favortism

Driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay is higher than typical for this area

Cons

Way too much favortism in this location. The office staff will speak Spanish about other employees and gossip about them and just assume that you don't understand what your saying about them. They will give you your own route and then when they are short handed they will take you off of it and put you on another route and have one of the office staff drive it because they like that route better or pull you off and put a newer driver with less experience on your route because you're a better driver and they want you to drive a "more difficult route". Way too much drama there and very unprofessional.

5.0

Mar 13, 2025

Interview Experience

Graduate student

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Good experience . Easy through. Positive approach.

Cons

Giving late updates .working hours.

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