Jayla, 28, spent two years driving for Uber and Lyft and struggled to find stable housing and provide for herself and her son. But after switching jobs and becoming a bus driver in late 2023, she's now living in her own apartment. After landing a bus driver position and a W2, she secured an apartment in Akron despite no luck in Texas. AdvertisementBecoming a school bus driverShe decided to become a school bus driver as she could work morning and afternoon shifts while working around her son’s day care schedule. The same day she applied, she was hired as a bus driver for her local Akron school district.

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