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 164 reviews)); "Worth ethics is good and people are supporting" ((in 114 reviews)); "CDL Training for later use in life" ((in 48 reviews)); "Work life balance is good" ((in 39 reviews)); "work culture is good and motivating" ((in 35 reviews))

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

"Bad management but now its good" ((in 109 reviews)); "Low salary and no retaining of interns" ((in 78 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 57 reviews)); "Very difficult company to work for umess you have a good manager." ((in 26 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

1.0

Aug 31, 2015

No Respect

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The Training and that is it.

Cons

The dispatch in both East Hartford and Bloomfield needs to learn the proper way to handle thier drivers. Rude loud and disrespectful. The pay if they could at least get that righ every week instead of screwing it up all the time and paying what is owed instead of the employees having to fill out slips just to get papid on some card. the favortism is a shame people who the dispatch likes gets all the work.

5.0

Aug 24, 2015

help

Monitor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

money and helps provide for ur family and save to buy things

Cons

i dont have any cons

1.0

Aug 14, 2015

Terrible place to work!

School bus driver

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Times of day so you can get things done, kids (mostly), I like the people I work with.

Cons

the hours I turned in got changed by managment and paycheck shorted, no vacation pay or paid sick days, got written up for not coming in when my son went in hospital even tho I gave notice, favoritism by management of some drivers and not others, bullying by managgment if you complane, they hate the union, they hate there job. The busses are really old and radio don't work.

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