Explore unit group

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Bus and streetcar drivers perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Drive buses or streetcars to transport passengers along established routes to local destinations
  • Drive buses to transport passengers and goods to intercity or long distance destinations
  • Drive sightseeing tour buses to transport passengers locally or over long distances, and may provide information on points of interest during trip
  • Drive buses equipped for wheelchair accessibility, and aid passengers in boarding
  • Provide passengers with information on fares, schedules and stops
  • Collect fares, issue transfers, check bus passes and record transactions
  • Report delays, mechanical problems and accidents
  • May load and unload passengers' luggage.

• School bus drivers perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Drive school buses to transport children between school and home or on excursions
  • Ensure children's safety when boarding and leaving buses and crossing street while bus is stopped.

• Subway train and light rail transit operators perform some or all of the following duties:

• • Operate subway or rail transit vehicles as part of two-person crew
  • Observe signals at crossings and arrival and departure points
  • Operate controls to open and close transit vehicle doors
  • Report delays, malfunctions and accidents to control unit
  • Direct passengers during emergency evacuation procedures.

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Up to three months of on-the-job training, including classroom instruction, is usually provided for all occupations in this unit group.
• A minimum of one year of safe driving experience is required.
• Bus drivers require a Class B, C, E or F driver's licence in Ontario, and a Class 2 driver's licence elsewhere.
• An air brakes endorsement and first aid certificate may be required.
• Experience as a public transit bus driver is usually required for subway and light rail transit operators.

• Progression to transit supervisory or inspector positions is possible with experience.

• Supervisors and inspectors of bus drivers, subway operators and other transit operators (in 7222 Supervisors, Motor Transport and Other Ground Transit Operators)