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 3% 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 171 reviews)); "Worth ethics is good and people are supporting" ((in 113 reviews)); "Good environment of company , really helps" ((in 62 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 40 reviews)); "They give you great training." ((in 40 reviews))

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

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 107 reviews)); "Low salary and no retaining of interns" ((in 80 reviews)); "Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefit Not enough hour No benefitNot enough hour No benefit" ((in 77 reviews)); "Hours are long and do not let you sleep." ((in 54 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

3.7

69% would recommend to a friend

(3,733 total reviews)

John Kenning

71% 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

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 3,733 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

Feb 10, 2025

The hunger games

Talent acquisition specialist

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great company and everyone stays on the job

Cons

Executive leadership makes poor Choices and don’t take in to account everyone’s feelings. They will induce turnover and negative performance

5.0

Feb 10, 2025

Ask anything about sex

Sexuality educator

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

I am medical student i know everything about sex

Cons

I want to help people

4.0

Feb 7, 2025

I love the job itself

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Driving the big and small buses, and the most of the kids are awesome. Seeing how excited they get when they see me coming down the street, teaching them things or just being a positive safe person that they get to see 1-2x a day, is rewarding as well. I personally never thought I could ever deal with 4-50+ kids at a time, especially while driving a 40ft bus down a tiny side street but I actually love it. My location is ran by a woman, our shop is managed by a woman, safety a woman, dispatch is managed and ran by women which makes me love it even more

Cons

School bus drivers have a huge amount of responsibility. We're under appreciated, undervalued, underpaid, looked down on, and more. Driving a 40ft school bus, in all types of weather, while being responsible for keeping up to 70 children safe, happy and ready to learn, dealing with the schools, the time frames, the parents and more. Because of the lack of pay, on top of all the cons, we're always short drivers and monitors and that adds stress to all the people still there. We deserve to be paid better for what we do and for what we deal with

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