Miami, FL
see the full file on Miami-Dade Transit (Department of Transportation and Public Works)| Paid training | DTPW 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. |
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| No experience needed | Bus 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. |
| Schedule protection | Honest 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. |
| Hours a week to qualify | New 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. |
| Pension | Miami-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. |
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