(Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn) Credit: Michaela Winberg / Billy Penn Streamline service? Fewer drivers, but potentially upset ridersĬutting the number of service routes is a way to address shortages, reducing the number of operators needed - it’s also much more likely to draw public complaints. People boarding the Route 24 bus at the Frankford Transportation Center. An operator’s yearly earnings can rise to $68,000 after four years of service. The coronavirus pandemic placed a greater burden on bus drivers. The agency has doubled down on its hiring efforts this year by increasing the starting wage to 25.24 per hour for operators, adding a 7,500 signing bonus paid out over three years, and hosting. Bus operators accrue one week of paid vacation and up to 40 hours sick leave in the first year of employment, with time off increasing after the first year. A shortage of MetroBus operators in November prompted Metro Transit to suspend six routes, limit service hours on three additional routes and make frequency changes to dozens of others. SEPTA workers secured a healthy 3% yearly wage increase in their 2021 contract, with starting salaries hovering around $40k, at a starting wage between $19 and $20, per job listings. While rebounding from this historic operator shortage will take some time, TriMet is committed to hiring scores of new operators to meet the needs of our community. Just like hiring bonuses, a clear tactic for attracting working is raising the base pay. The move by the MBTA hasn’t had the desired effect because the agency still has low starting wages, per StreetsBlog. The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority pays new hires $2,500 after training, and $2,000 after a year on the job. southbound train from Fern Rock Transportation Center is cancelled due to operator unavailability.- SEPTA April 1, 2023
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