Bus Driver - I (Tahoe Area Regional Transit (TART))

Job Posting

Salary: $22.30 - $27.85/hour; $46,384.00 - $57,928.00/year + $1,100/mo Tahoe Assignment Premium.

Department: Public Works

Job Type: Open - Tahoe Area.

Date Opened: 1/6/2026 8:00:00 AM.

Filing Deadline: Continuous

Employment Type:

• Permanent/Full Time (40 hrs/week)
• Permanent/Part Time (less than 40 hrs/week)
• Temporary/Extra Help

Work Location:

• Tahoe City, CA and surrounding areas

HR Analyst: Suzanne Messina.

Position Information:

Recruitment brochure for details on this exciting opportunity and its associated salary and benefits.

Newly hired Placer County permanent employees are eligible for a signing bonus of up to $2,000 and a retention bonus of $2,000 after two years of service if assigned to TART.

Tahoe Branch Assignment Premium: Tahoe Bus Driver positions are eligible for salary plus up to an additional $1,100 per month Tahoe Branch Assignment Premium for employees who are permanently assigned to a position located in the North Lake Tahoe Area.

Classification specification for full details.

This classification is scheduled to receive a general wage increase of 3% in July of 2026.

This recruitment is for Bus Driver - I in Tahoe only. For more information regarding TART's services and routes, please click here.

Tahoe Truckee Area Regional Transit (TART) provides safe and direct means of transportation service for North Lake Tahoe residents and visitors. TART is committed to providing comprehensive and reliable transit service to its passengers.

TART is accepting applications for permanent full-time, permanent part-time, and temporary/extra-help assignments. Applicants who are hired as temporary/extra-help may be eligible to transition to permanent status. Temporary/extra-help positions are limited to 999 hours per fiscal year (960 hours for CalPERS retired annuitants).

The selection process includes an interview and a criminal background check. Candidates are then required to pass a physical and DOT drug clearance. Safety sensitive positions are subject to random ongoing DOT drug testing including for marijuana.

This continuous recruitment will remain open for the calendar year, or until the final filing date, whichever occurs first. The eligible list established from this continuous recruitment will expire by the end of the calendar year. Applicants will be eligible to reapply and take an examination if a new recruitment opens the following calendar year.

Placer County is currently accepting applications for Bus Driver - I and Bus Driver - II in both Tahoe and Auburn/South Placer. Each level in this job series has different minimum qualifications.

To participate in one or more of these recruitments, you must complete and submit separate applications and supplemental questionnaires for each:

Bus Driver - I (Auburn/South Placer - PCT)#2026-11640-01

Bus Driver - I (Tahoe - TART)#2026-11640-02

Bus Driver - II (Auburn/South Placer - PCT)#2026-11641-01

Bus Driver - II (Tahoe - TART)#2026-11641-02

*Not a seasonal position - out of state licensure will need to be transferred over to the state of residency.