These workers drive buses and operate streetcars, subway trains and light rail transit vehicles to transport passengers on established routes.

In general, you usually need a high school diploma and must have a minimum of one year of safe-driving experience.

You usually receive three months' on-the-job training including classroom instruction.

To be a bus driver, you need a Class B, C, E or F driver's licence in Ontario and a Class 2 driver's licence elsewhere.

To be a subway or light rail transit operator, you usually need experience as a public transit bus driver.

You may need an Air Brakes Endorsement and First Aid Certificate.

With experience, you may move up the ranks to become a supervisor or an inspector.

Many recent entrants have a high school diploma, and almost 3 in 10 have a trade/vocational certificate or community college diploma.