Metro hiring new bus drivers

Jacob Nierenberg

Jacob Nierenberg Jun 20, 2025

Jan 12, 2018

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                <h1>Metro hiring new bus drivers</h1>
                <h2><p>Last year, Seattle voted to pass Proposition 1, which called for the expansion of the Metro bus lines. To accommodate for the increased service, Metro needs to hire 460 new part-time bus drivers by March, KING5 reports. Of the 460, Metro currently has 180 new drivers ready to go. (Interested?</p></h2>
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            <p>Last year, Seattle voted to pass Proposition 1, which called for the expansion of the Metro bus lines. To accommodate for the increased service, Metro needs to hire 460 new part-time bus drivers by March, <a href="http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2015/08/25/metro--hire-hundreds--new-bus-drivers/32366327/?ref=avalancheghost.one">KING5 reports</a>. Of the 460, Metro currently has 180 new drivers ready to go. (Interested? Check out the pay, benefits, and requirements <a href="http://www.kingcounty.gov/transportation/kcdot/MetroTransit/Jobs/DriveForMetro/JobDescription.aspx?ref=avalancheghost.one">here</a>.) The job pays $21.81 per hour, comes with medical, dental and vision benefits, and lets you take the weekend off—but you must be 21 or older, able to speak and write in English, and, of course, be a good driver.</p>
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Last year, Seattle voted to pass Proposition 1, which called for the expansion of the Metro bus lines. To accommodate for the increased service, Metro needs to hire 460 new part-time bus drivers by March, KING5 reports. Of the 460, Metro currently has 180 new drivers ready to go. (Interested? Check out the pay, benefits, and requirements here.) The job pays $21.81 per hour, comes with medical, dental and vision benefits, and lets you take the weekend off—but you must be 21 or older, able to speak and write in English, and, of course, be a good driver.

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By Jacob Nierenberg

Jacob Nierenberg is an editorial intern at Crosscut. He has lived in Washington for nearly all of his life, and still proudly identifies with the Pacific Northwest despite his relocation to Stanford U