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hours a week to qualify20 hours a week and 90 days of service to qualify for tuition and continuing-education reimbursement (Coalition-represented employees)pensionReal defined-benefit pension plans for Coalition-union-represented employees, with a final-average-pay multiplier of 1.45% applied to all years of service (higher in some bargaining units)union contractCoalition of Kaiser Permanente Unions, 2023-2027 national agreement (effective Oct 1 2023 to Sep 30 2027), covering employees represented by 11 local unionsbenefits while part-timeyes
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pensionFERS defined-benefit pension through the federal retirement program (eligibility by age and years of creditable service), alongside the Thrift Savings Planunion contract91% of Postal Service employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements; the workforce is primarily represented by the APWU, NALC, NPMHU and NRLCA (FY2025 Form 10-K)shift differentialNight differential for hours worked between 6:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m., at a flat dollar rate set by pay grade and step in the APWU National Agreement (Article 8 Section 7)
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pensionCulinary Union pension, paid for entirely by the employer at no cost to the worker, for Culinary Local 226 members at MGM's unionized Las Vegas propertiesunion contractCollective bargaining agreements cover about 37,000 of MGM's US employees; Las Vegas Strip hospitality workers are represented by Culinary Workers Union Local 226 and Bartenders Local 165benefits while part-timeyes
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degree paid upfrontLearning Together: select STEM degrees and certificate courses fully funded, and Boeing pays the institution directly so nothing comes out of pocketpension$105 pension multiplier per year of service, maintained in the 2024 IAM contract only for employees already vested in the pension plan; other members get 401(k) contributions insteadunion contractIAM Districts 751 and W24 represent 33,000 frontline Boeing workers; the 2024 contract carries a 43.65% compounded wage increase over four years
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pensionAustin Police Retirement System. Pension at a minimum of 25 years of service and age 50; benefit is years of service x a 2.5% multiplier of base salary, with no maximum cap (25 years = 62.5%, 30 years = 75%).union contractMeet and Confer Agreement between the City of Austin and the Austin Police Association, effective 29 October 2024 to 30 September 2029.promoted from withinPublished rank pay ladder from Police Officer to Commander, plus non-patrol specialist units (Air Support, Lake Patrol, Mounted Patrol, Special Operations, Police Technology).paid trainingCadets are paid at a $67,000 a year rate during roughly eight months of academy training (Monday to Friday, 7am-4pm, not residential), then $78,627 on graduation, followed by a 12-week field training programme. Health, dental and retirement benefits start on day one of the academy.shift differential$3,600 to $4,200 a year for evening or night shifts, paid in 12 monthly installments.
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pension28 multiemployer union pension plans, plus company-sponsored defined benefit plans for some employeesunion contractUFCW and other unions; about 190,000 of roughly 280,000 associates covered by collective bargaining agreementsshift differentialUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: +50¢/hr between 9 P.M. and 6 A.M., +20¢/hr 6, 9 P.M., +$1.00/hr Sundaysschedule protectionUFCW 3000 contract, King/Snohomish Co. WA: schedule posted by 6:00 P.M. Tuesday before the workweek; 35¢/hr premium for hours worked past the posted schedule
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pensionBus/Light Rail Operators participate in a defined benefit pension plan plus a 457(b) deferred compensation plan. Formula not published in the posting.union contractSEPTA posts jobs with the bargaining unit in the job title itself - for example Communications Maintainer Specialist (2560) is posted as RRD/IBEW, Regional Railroad division under the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers. SEPTA's city bus and subway operators are represented by TWU Local 234.promoted from withinSkilled-trade entry is possible without prior rail experience and SEPTA trains you into the licence: the Communications Maintainer Specialist must obtain a CDL learner's permit within 30 days of employment and pass the CDL test within 120 days, after SEPTA's training. Several SEPTA maintenance postings are explicitly marked 'Rail exp. not required'.paid trainingBus/Light Rail Operator training is paid. Applicants without a CDL must obtain a CDL permit (preferably Class B) before their start date; the full Class A/B CDL with passenger and air-brake endorsement is required at offer. No repayment or clawback clause appears in the posting.schedule protectionBus/Light Rail Operators must be available for all shifts - nights, weekends, holidays and split days off - especially in the first two years of employment, when seniority is lowest. A guaranteed 40 hours a week applies only if physically working. Honest negative: new operators do not choose their schedule.
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contract13 major rail unions represent about 83% of the workforce; agreements are bargained under the Railway Labor Act and reopened every five yearsdisabilityyesretention89% employee retention rate in 2025, as reported in the company's own 10-Klife insuranceyes
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hours a week to qualifyMore than 20 hours a week is the line: DOE employees above it can pick from several health insurance plans, some with NO employee contribution at all, plus dental, vision, prescription cover and retiree health benefits. School kitchen posts are advertised as part-time employment WITH full benefits. Day-to-day substitute paraprofessionals, by contrast, are paid per day and get no benefits.degree paid upfrontThe Career Training Program gives eligible full-time paraprofessionals tuition assistance, and full-time paraprofessionals can get paid release time for college study, the paraprofessional-to-teacher route.pensionFood service workers and other non-teaching DOE staff are in the Board of Education Retirement System (BERS), the city's defined benefit plan for non-pedagogical school employees. It does not replace Social Security, New York City school employees pay into both. Full-time paraprofessionals also get a pension, plus health insurance and paid leave.union contractParaprofessionals, including substitute paraprofessionals, are represented by the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), and the substitute day rate is contractual.benefits while part-timeyes
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pensionNO DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION for new hires. Newly hired full-time union and non-union employees get a 457(b) deferred compensation plan and a 401(a) defined contribution plan, both administered by Empower. METRO auto-contributes 4% of salary to the 401(a) and matches 457(b) contributions up to a further 4% into the 401(a). Vesting: 40% at 2 years rising to 100% at 5, and you must work at least 1,000 hours a year. Union employees can retire at 60 with five years vested service or at any age with 28 years.union contractMore than 2,500 field staff - bus operators, mechanics, facilities maintenance, light rail operators, service drivers, technicians and utility workers - are in primarily union positions and are paid weekly; the roughly 1,500 administrative staff are non-union and paid fortnightly. Union benefits are administered through a Health and Welfare Trust. Houston METRO's operators are represented by TWU Local 260.paid trainingBus operator training runs approximately 10 weeks and is paid at $24.43/hour - the same rate as the first six months on the road. The published progression then goes $25.00 at 12 months, $26.16 at two years, $27.33 at three years, $28.53 at four years and $29.14 after 48 months. Recruits without a Texas CDL with a P endorsement must pass General Knowledge, Commercial Vehicle Operating Knowledge, Passenger Relations, Air Brakes and a pre-trip inspection road test. No repayment or clawback clause is published.schedule protectionHonest negative for operators: METRO runs 24/7 and bus operators must be available for any schedule including weekends and holidays. No seniority pick mechanism is published on the careers page.no experience neededBus operator: at least 21, high school diploma or GED from an accredited entity, able to speak/read/write English, a valid Texas driver's licence (or able to obtain one), licensed driver for at least three years, no more than two moving violations in three years, and three years of general work experience preferably including driving or customer service. You do not need a CDL to apply - you must be ABLE to obtain a Class B Texas CDL learner's permit and maintain the Class B with P endorsement. Bus mechanic entry is lower still: 18+, English, DOT physical, drug screen and background check.
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contractAbout 80% of railroad employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements and are known as craft employees (FY2025 10-K)disabilityyeslife insuranceyesdentalyes
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pensionCLOSED TO NEW HIRES. The ATU Local 1001 defined benefit Pension Plan covers full-time and part-time represented employees hired BEFORE 1 January 2023; anyone hired on or after that date gets a Defined Contribution plan instead. For those still in the DB plan the benefit multiplier is 2.5%, sick and vacation pay counts in final average earnings, maximum credited service is 30 years, and participants contribute 5% of wages. RTD contributes $21m a year to the pension trust and guarantees benefit payments. Source: RTD/ATU Local 1001 collective bargaining agreement, published by RTD.union contractOperations and maintenance employees are represented by Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1001, whose full collective bargaining agreement with RTD is published on RTD's careers site; transit police are represented by the FOP under a separate published agreement.paid trainingAll training is paid under the ATU Local 1001 contract: operators relieved from a regular assignment to attend training are paid their run pay, everyone else their straight-time rate, and employees cannot be mandated to train on days off. Service Persons and Service/Vault Pullers may request CDL training in writing at any time and RTD must start it within 60 days; holding the CDL then pays a $1.00/hour premium. Initial operator training rate is not published. No repayment or clawback clause appears in the agreement.shift differentialSCOPED: the $2.25/hour evening (3pm-11pm) and $2.75/hour night (11pm-4am) shift premiums in the ATU Local 1001 contract EXCLUDE Operations Group employees, i.e. bus and rail operators do not get them. What operators do get is a split shift premium of $2.00/hour for all hours of a split run, plus a $2.00/hour extra work incentive ($3.00 in overtime status). Non-operations staff who work a split shift get $0.45/hour.schedule protectionWork is allocated by seniority. Extra Board operators can take a weekly hold-down assignment by seniority instead of daily assignments; hold-downs are posted noon Wednesday to noon Friday for the following week, and a driver who does not vote goes back on the rotating extra board. Maintenance divisions hold a system-wide job pick every two years, with 30 days' notice of the job matrix and seniority list.
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hours a week to qualifyFood and Nutrition Services General Worker is posted at 7 hours a day at $15.84 an hour, on a district work calendar, a cafeteria job built around the school day rather than a full 8-hour shift.pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.union contractSupport staff pay and the length of the work year are set by the School Board subject to a collective bargaining agreement, the district states this in the terms of employment on its support-staff job postings.paid trainingBus Operator training is paid: new hires earn $17.00 an hour during training and step up to $21.00 an hour once they finish. Training is 40 hours preservice, at least 20 hours classroom and 8 hours behind the wheel on the Florida DOE Basic School Bus Driver Curriculum, plus 8 hours of in-service every year. No repayment clause is stated in the posting.no experience neededA high school diploma or GED is PREFERRED, not required, for Bus Operator, it sits under preferred qualifications, while the minimum qualifications are English fluency, five years of licensed driving and a clean five-year driving record. A Florida CDL is needed before you carry students, but the district trains you to it. Food and Nutrition Services General Worker also lists the diploma or GED only as preferred.
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pensionThe MTA offers pensions to eligible employees alongside 401(k) and 457 plans, with military service credit eligibility. The MTA's own benefits page notes that public retirement plans are administered outside the MTA and that represented staff should refer to their collective bargaining agreement, so the plan and formula are not published here.union contractMTA frontline titles are union-represented and the posting names the union: LIRR Car Appearance Maintainers and Oilers are SMART Transportation Division / NCF&O; LIRR Locomotive Engineers are BLET. New York City Transit bus operators are TWU Local 100. The MTA benefits page directs represented staff to their collective bargaining agreement rather than the HR summary.promoted from withinThe Locomotive Engineer route is an internal promotion path from other LIRR grades, but it carries a lock-in penalty: an employee who reverts to their former position for any reason - including failing the programme - is barred from applying for another position for two years. Entry requirement is a high school diploma or GED plus one year of trade, CDL, railroad or 24/7-industry experience.paid trainingPARTLY UNPAID. The LIRR Locomotive Engineer Trainee programme runs in two phases: Phase 1 is a six-week NON-COMPENSATED classroom programme attended on your own time while you stay in your existing job; Phase 2 is a minimum of 14 months of full-time compensated training at 60% of the $57.278 rate ($34.367/hour) for the first 365 days. Phase 1 hours are paid retrospectively as a one-time lump sum only once you complete Phase 1 and are promoted to Locomotive Engineer. Failing a qualifying exam means termination from the programme.no experience neededCar Appearance Maintainer / Oiler (Long Island Rail Road, Westside Yard fleet cleaning): a four-year high school diploma or GED/TASC equivalent, basic oral and written communication, and knowledge of hand tools. No prior experience required for the Car Appearance Maintainer (the Oiler variant wants 1-2 years mechanical or electrical experience). The catch is the wage progression: the $36.449 rate is the 100% rate and new hires start at 70% of it, reaching 100% only after 1,920 days of compensated service.
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hours a week to qualifySpecial Education Classroom Assistant (SECA) and Teacher Assistant (TA) paraprofessional posts are full-time with full healthcare and paid holidays, and the placement is for the whole school year rather than day-to-day.pensionCPS support staff - the non-teaching employees - are in MEABF, the Municipal Employees' Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago, a City of Chicago defined benefit pension fund, rather than in the Chicago Teachers' Pension Fund. It does not replace Social Security.union contractEvery support role is in a named bargaining unit and CPS publishes the contracts. SEIU Local 73 covers custodians, security officers, special education classroom assistants, child welfare attendants and school bus aides (contract 1 July 2023 to 30 June 2027). UNITE HERE Local 1 covers lunchroom employees; SEIU Local 1 covers lunchroom managers (2025-2029); Teamsters Local 700 covers motor truck drivers. Paraprofessional and School-Related Personnel are in the Chicago Teachers Union contract (2024-2028).no experience neededParaprofessional (SECA/TA) hiring is a documented three-step route with no teaching degree: get an Illinois State Board of Education Paraprofessional Licence, apply to the SECA/TA pool, then complete onboarding. CPS states you can be in a full-time post in under 30 days, and frames the job as a start rather than a mid-career move.
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pensionRailroad Retirement, the federal system that replaces Social Security for rail workers: a career rail retiree averaged $4,565 a month in FY2025, against $1,985 under Social Securityunion contractMost CSX employees are represented by labor unions, under agreements bargained nationally by the National Carriers Conference Committee or locally with CSXdisabilityyes
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pensionA pension alongside a 401(k) with company matchstudent loan repaymentyesretirement match401(k) with a company match, offered alongside a pension; the size of the match is not publisheddentalyesvisionyes
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pensionOfficers choose between the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, a defined-benefit plan, and a 401(k).promoted from withinOver 80 specialty details and hundreds of promotional opportunities.paid trainingPolice recruits are paid $34.39 an hour ($71,540 a year) while at the academy, rising to $36.46 an hour ($75,847) on graduation. A $7,500 hiring incentive is paid in three parts: $2,500 on hire, $2,500 on completing the academy and $2,500 on completing probation.shift differential$2.00 an hour extra for a shift ending after 10:00 p.m. and $1.00 an hour extra for a weekend shift.schedule protectionPatrol officers work a 4/10 schedule: four days a week on ten-hour shifts.
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pensionDefined-benefit pension paid as a percentage of base pay by years of service: 45% at 20 years, 80% at 27 years, 86% at 30 years and 87.5% at 33 years.promoted from withinPromotional examinations open four years from the date you enter the Fire Academy, run annually, and feed an eligibility list used as vacancies occur.paid trainingFire Cadets are paid $3,853.66 a month during about six months of academy training: a 940-hour, 25-week firefighting programme leading to Basic Structural Firefighter certification plus a 200-hour EMT curriculum. Probationary firefighter pay rises to $5,348 a month on graduation.no experience neededAt least 19 and under 34 on the date of the entrance exam; high school graduate or GED. Bars include a felony conviction, a Class A or B misdemeanour conviction in the last 5 years, a DWI/DUI in the last 5 years, two or more traffic convictions in the last 12 months, and any discharge from the Armed Forces other than honourable.
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pensionDallas Police and Fire Pension System (DPFP), a qualified defined-benefit plan. Members contribute 13.5% of compensation, the City contributes 34.5% of base pay. Vested after five years; full benefits at age 58; reduced benefits at 53 with five years, or at any age with 20 years of service.promoted from withinPromotion to Senior Corporal, Sergeant and Lieutenant is by competitive civil service examination; Major and above is by appointment by the Chief of Police.paid training37-week Basic Training Academy followed by a 24-week field training phase; eligible veterans can draw GI Bill benefits during both on top of their salary.schedule protectionPatrol officers work either five 8-hour shifts with 2 days off or four 10-hour shifts with 3 days off; watch assignment is by seniority.no experience neededUS citizen, between 19 1/2 and 44 years old at the civil service exam. Applicants aged 21-44 need a high school diploma or GED plus 36 months of full-time consecutive work, or 45 college semester hours at 2.0 GPA; applicants aged 19 1/2-20 need 60 college hours. The college requirement is waived for three years' honourable active-duty military service or an active TCOLE peace officer licence.
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pensionDefined-benefit pension, vested after 10 years. 2.2% of average compensation credited per year for the first 20 years and 2.0% a year thereafter; after 25 consecutive years an officer can retire on 54% of average total compensation regardless of age. Contributions start on the first day of training.promoted from withinPromotion raises pay on a published scale from recruit to a present maximum of $98,156 a year.paid trainingRecruits are paid a full salary in the Police Academy: $67,934 a year, rising to $72,651 after six months. Health benefits start on entry to the Academy and pension contributions begin on the first day of training.
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hours a week to qualifySchool nutrition (cafeteria) staff are hired through ESS, a K-12 staffing partner, not directly by the district: 4-5 hours a day each school day at $16.12/hour, with medical, dental, vision and 401(k) from ESS. Bus drivers work 6-8 hours a day and get district benefits; custodians are benefited employees.pensionBus drivers, food service workers, custodians and maintenance workers are members of the Public School Employees Retirement System (PSERS), a State of Georgia defined benefit plan administered by ERSGA. Employee contributions are $10.00 a month for members joining after 1 July 2012. Paraprofessionals instead go into Georgia TRS plus the Gwinnett Retirement System.benefits while part-timeyespaid trainingBus drivers get 100% paid Commercial Driver's License training, valued at over $2,100, and are paid their full wage while training; classroom, range and road training happen on district ranges with district examiners. No repayment agreement is stated on the page. Custodians get paid one-on-one on-the-job training with no experience required.works around classesBus drivers work the student calendar: summers and all major school holidays off, most drivers done by 5pm, weekend work optional and never required, and a mid-day break of roughly 9:30am-1:30pm between the morning and afternoon runs. The district sells this explicitly as being off when your own children are off.
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pensionLAFPP Tier 6 defined-benefit pension (all sworn hired since 1 July 2011). 40% of final average salary at 20 years of service, rising to a maximum of 90% at 33 years; eligible to retire at age 50 with 20 years. Members contribute 11% of pre-tax pay and do NOT earn Social Security credit.promoted from withinAfter probation, firefighters can move into Fire Inspector, USAR, Swift Water, Dispatcher, Helicopter Pilot, Arson Investigator, Scuba Diver and Medic Bike Patrol assignments.paid trainingRecruits are paid the full firefighter salary during the Academy, with medical and dental benefits from the start; Firefighter I recruit pay begins at $87,883.schedule protectionFirefighters work 24-hour shifts and are required to work major holidays.
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pensionSworn officers contribute 6% of pay to the North Carolina Local Governmental Employees' Retirement System and qualify for full retirement after 30 years of creditable service or at age 55. The city also pays 5% of salary into a 401(k) for sworn personnel and $1,300 a year into a Retiree Health Reimbursement Plan.paid trainingRecruits are paid a full-time salary while they attend the academy. Entry-level pay is $65,478 as of 4 July 2026, with a 5% uplift for an associate degree or qualifying military service and 10% for a bachelor's degree. No repayment clause is published.shift differential2.5% shift differential for officers permanently assigned to second or third shift. Separately, 5% for language proficiency in one of 15 languages, 5% for police training officer status and 5% for qualifying military experience.no experience neededA high school diploma or GED is the education bar (a correspondence diploma is not accepted in North Carolina). Applicants may apply at 20, must be US citizens, and need two years of driving experience. Officers must live in North Carolina or South Carolina within 45 miles of headquarters.
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pensionLAFPP Tier 6 defined-benefit pension (all sworn hired since 1 July 2011). 40% of final average salary at 20 years of service, rising to a maximum of 90% at 33 years; eligible to retire at age 50 with 20 years. Members contribute 11% of pre-tax pay and do NOT earn Social Security credit.paid trainingSix months at the LAPD Academy. Training is free and recruits are paid their full starting salary from the first day of the academy.schedule protectionFlexible schedules in many patrol and special assignment units: three 12-hour days or four 10-hour days, same total hours with more consecutive days off.no experience neededHigh school graduation, a GED or equivalent, or a California High School Proficiency Examination certificate is required; a two- or four-year degree may be substituted.
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pensionMetro Transit employees (a service of the Metropolitan Council) receive a pension through the Minnesota state retirement system, alongside medical, vision, dental and life insurance. Plan formula not published on the careers page.benefits while part-timeyespromoted from withinMetro Transit states that many of its senior leaders started as front-line workers, and that in many positions you are paid while you train before advancing.paid trainingBus operators are paid the full starting rate of $29.70/hour during training, not a reduced training wage, with annual increases. A signing bonus of $5,000 applies if you already hold a CDL with passenger endorsement and no air brake restriction, $3,000 if you do not. Metro Transit is approved to offer VA/GI Bill benefits. No repayment or clawback clause is published.shift differentialBus operators working second or third shift earn up to $31.78 per hour against a $29.70 base - a premium of up to $2.08/hour for evenings and nights.
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pensionOfficers may retire after 25 years of service. The City of Memphis Hybrid Pension Plan is a market-based cash balance plan plus a 401(a) defined contribution plan, not a classic final-salary formula.paid trainingPolice Recruits are paid $26.25 an hour, $54,611 a year, during the academy, rising to $57,937 on probationary Police Officer II. The academy is a VA-certified training facility, so eligible veterans and reservists can draw Post-9/11 GI Bill money on top of salary: up to $1,561 a month in the first six months.shift differentialA monthly shift premium for fixed second and third shifts: $22.70 and $45.40 a month for a Police Officer II, rising to $34.05 and $68.10 after six consecutive months on that shift.
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hours a week to qualifyNew hires get immediate access to Miami-Dade County health care benefits - the county cites this as a safety measure introduced since 2020, so there is no waiting period for bus operators.pensionMiami-Dade County, which runs Metrobus and Metrorail through the Department of Transportation and Public Works, provides retirement benefits through the Florida Retirement System (FRS). FRS members choose between the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) and the FRS Investment Plan (defined contribution); the county does not publish the formula on its benefits page.paid trainingDTPW bus operator trainees are paid $20.15 per hour during a nine-week training programme, rising to $21.21 per hour on completion, plus built-in overtime. The $5,000 sign-on bonus is paid in two halves and is effectively a retention clawback in reverse: $2,500 only after completing training plus six months of successful performance, the remaining $2,500 only after a further 18 months.schedule protectionHonest negative at entry: bus operators must be able to work weekends, holidays, and various shifts and locations as assigned. No seniority pick mechanism is published on the county recruitment page.no experience neededBus operator: high school diploma or GED, and you must ALREADY hold proof of having passed the CDL General Knowledge test for a class B vehicle with air brakes plus the Passenger Endorsement test before you are screened - Miami-Dade does not start you from zero the way Seattle or Washington DC do. Plus background check, written exam, pre-employment physical, and availability for weekends, holidays and various shifts and locations. Hiring runs in recruitment windows, not continuously.
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hours a week to qualifyBus drivers and bus safety assistants must commit to at least 30 hours a week; the district frames this as the availability requirement for the role. Permanent full-time staff are the group automatically enrolled in the state pension.pensionPermanent full-time employees, including support staff, are automatically enrolled in the North Carolina Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System (TSERS), a defined benefit plan. The employee contributes 6% of pretax pay and the district contributes more than 24%. Optional NC 401(k), 403(b) and 457 plans sit on top.paid trainingThe district pays for the CDL itself - a licence or permit is required but Wake pays the driver to get it - and provides full training on driving and on working with children. No repayment or service-commitment clause is stated anywhere on the page. Bus safety assistants get district-provided training on working with students. Cafe managers come up through a paid Manager Training Program.works around classesBus drivers work a split school-day shift: up to four hours in the morning, a midday break, up to four hours in the afternoon, and the district states plainly there are no weekends or holidays. Routes are assigned close to the driver's home. Bus safety assistants work the identical split shift. Child nutrition staff have no nights or weekends and cafe assistants finish in the early afternoon.no experience neededBus driver: no diploma or GED is asked for at all. The whole entry bar is being 18, holding a valid NC driver's licence for at least two years, a good driving record and availability of at least 30 hours a week. Bus safety assistants need only to be 18 plus a background check. Child nutrition asks for 18+ with a high school diploma or equivalent; instructional assistants need a high school diploma or GED.
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pensionA pension funded entirely by Metro Nashville, with no employee contribution stated; vesting for the service pension and for the medical pension both take 10 years. A MetroMax 457 deferred compensation plan sits on top.paid trainingPolice Officer Trainees are paid $66,204 a year for the roughly 24-week (19 weeks classroom, about 1,000 hours) basic academy, then $70,904 as a Police Officer 1 through six months of field training. Trainees go home each evening, and all training equipment and the sidearm are issued. No repayment clause is published.pto35 daysbirthing-parent leave6 weeks
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pensionAll officers belong to the Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System, which allows retirement after twenty years of service at any age. The department states the system is 101.8% funded.paid trainingRecruits enter on the Recruit Step A salary of $67,734.72 a year ($32.44 an hour) during the academy, moving to Officer Step A at $71,681.04 on completing the one-year probationary period. No repayment clause is published.schedule protectionPatrol officers work eight days on, six days off, and get nine special days off a year on top of accrued vacation.
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pensionDenver Public Schools has its own division inside Colorado PERA, the DPS Division, one of PERA's five trust-fund divisions, with a dedicated seat on the 16-member board of trustees. PERA's defined benefit plan pays a lifetime monthly benefit, invested on the member's behalf, and covers support staff as well as teachers.state pensionA Denver Public Schools job builds a PERA pension, not Social Security. PERA states that a Social Security benefit in retirement comes from OTHER employment; the two are separate and PERA-covered work does not add Social Security credit. That matters if you move in and out of public-sector work.labour-law sanction1 concluded US Department of Labor case with violations found
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pensionBus Operators get a pension plan plus a 457 tax-deferred savings plan, and continued medical benefits after meeting full retirement eligibility - retiree healthcare being the rarer half of that. NJ Transit does not publish the plan name or formula on the recruitment page; most NJ Transit staff are in New Jersey's Public Employees' Retirement System.paid trainingNJ Transit fully trains and certifies every bus operator in-house, including helping candidates who have no CDL permit obtain one. Signing bonus scales inversely with what you bring: up to $6,000 with a full CDL, up to $3,000 with only a permit, and still up to $3,000 if NJ Transit has to get you the permit. No repayment or clawback clause is published.no experience neededBus Operator: you qualify for the training programme at 21 or older, with fewer than five points on your driving record and either a non-provisional NJ driver's licence held for the last three years, an NJ CDL permit, or a full CDL from NJ, NY or PA. No high school diploma requirement is stated and no CDL is needed - NJ Transit will help you get the permit. RESIDENCY: NJ Transit adheres to the NJ First Act, New Jersey's residency requirement for public employees.
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pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.no experience neededHonest negative: Miami-Dade paraprofessional roles are NOT an open door on a diploma alone. A high school diploma or equivalent is the first requirement, but since 8 January 2002 new hires must also hold an associate's degree or have completed 60 college semester hours, plus the Florida DCF 40-hour Child Care Course within 90 days for Pre-K posts. Part-time custodian posts are the lower-bar entry route the district advertises most.
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hours a week to qualifyPension threshold, not a health threshold: a part-time HOURLY school employee has to work at least 500 hours in a school year before PSERS membership starts; a part-time per-diem employee needs 80 days. Part-time salaried employees are members from day one. Below those lines, contributions are refunded and no pension accrues.pensionPhiladelphia school support staff are covered by PSERS, the Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System, a defined benefit plan. Membership is mandatory, not optional, for qualifying employees of any Pennsylvania public school entity, support staff included, and is decided by PSERS rather than by the district. PSERS does not replace Social Security in Pennsylvania.
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pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.
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pensionFlorida Retirement System membership is compulsory, not optional, for employees of a district school board, support staff included, from the date of employment, provided the job is a regularly established position (one expected to last beyond six consecutive months). Regular Class members can take the FRS Pension Plan (defined benefit) or the Investment Plan. FRS does not replace Social Security in Florida.
no companies here document this yet. that is a gap in what we have collected, not proof there is nothing to find.