CDL Driver

The job

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Job description

Sioux Area Metro is South Dakota’s largest transportation provider. Our mission is to have a positive social and economic impact on the community by providing a safe and reliable transportation option for all who live, work, or play in Sioux Falls. 

As a CDL Driver at SAM by Via, you will drive buses and provide outstanding customer service to riders in the immediate Sioux Falls area.

What You’ll Do:

• Drive buses in heavy or light city and highway traffic, in all conditions, and following all rules and regulations in a productive and timely manner
• Safely and courteously, operate lift-equipped vehicles to transport elderly and/or disabled persons
• Learn the fundamentals of SAM by Via operations and related safety procedures
• Perform the routine operation of agency vehicles

Who You Are:

• Possess good knowledge of the city
• Able to follow written and verbal instruction
• Able to operate a bus within standard safety guidelines to ensure public safety
• Able to deal effectively and courteously with all customers and the public
• Hold a valid SD driver’s license; Class B CDL with passenger and air brake endorsement is a plus. We can train you to obtain one.
• Able to pass a pre-employment physical
• Pass a drug screening and background check: no felonies, clean MVR, no DUI/DWI or reckless driving convictions, and no more than 2 speeding tickets
• At least 25 years old
• Able to apply in person at the Sioux Area Metro office

Compensation and Benefits

• Final salary will be determined by the candidate’s experience, knowledge, and skills.
• Salary Range: Starting at $22.50/hour during training/probation with increases up to $25.00
• Benefits include health, dental, and life insurance, 401K with up to 6% company match, holiday pay, vacation, and bonus days

Founded in 2012, Via pioneered the TransitTech category by using new technologies to develop public mobility systems — optimizing networks of buses, shuttles, wheelchair accessible vehicles, school buses, autonomous vehicles, and electric vehicles around the globe. 

Building the world's most efficient, equitable, and sustainable transportation network for all passengers — including those with limited mobility, those without smartphones, and unbanked populations — Via works with its partners to lower the costs of public transit while providing transportation options that rival the convenience of a personal car while reducing environmental impact. 

At the intersection of transportation and technology, Via is a visionary market leader that combines software innovation with sophisticated service design and operational expertise to fundamentally improve the way the world moves, providing technology in 650 communities and more than 35 countries and counting.

Ready to join the ride?

Via is an equal opportunity employer.

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The city

The job is in Sioux Falls, SD. Below is what the official statistics say about living and working there.

How Sioux Falls compares. Among the 30 largest places in South Dakota, Sioux Falls is #1 by population, #4 for remote work (#1 = most), #24 for homeownership (#1 = highest), #7 for long commutes (#1 = fewest). Its county, Minnehaha County, is #3 of 66 counties for average pay ($65,100).

The place in numbers

Sioux Falls has 201,469 residents (ACS 2020–2024), about 22.2% of the population of South Dakota. It covers 84 square miles of land, which works out to roughly 2,411 people per square mile. The median age is 35.5, 7% younger than the state median (35.5 against 38.0).

Housing

The median gross rent is $1,035 a month (rent plus utilities), 9% above the state median ($1,035 against $946). Over a year that is 16.3% of the median household income. US housing guidance treats housing as affordable when it takes 30% of income or less, so the typical household is under that line. The median home value is $292,400, which is 3.8 times the median household income ($75,970); a ratio under 4 usually means ownership is within reach for many households. 59.5% of households own their home, 13% below the state average (59.5% against 68.6%).

Work and pay

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN metropolitan area has 178,590 jobs in the BLS wage survey, and the median pay across all occupations is $47,970 a year, 6% below the national median ($47,970 against $50,980). The biggest occupation groups are office and administrative support (20,970 jobs, median $45,340); sales and related (17,860 jobs, median $38,670); healthcare practitioners and technical (17,380 jobs, median $75,610). The area is most specialised in healthcare practitioners and technical (1.5 times) and construction and extraction (1.4 times), where the share of workers is well above the national share. The best-paying groups with at least 5,000 jobs are management ($117,020) and business and financial operations ($79,030). In 2026M09 the unemployment rate of Minnehaha County was 1.6%. 73.9% of residents aged 16 and over are in the labour force. The city lies in Minnehaha County; its jobs, pay by industry and GDP are on the county page.

Getting around

Among workers, 78.1% drive alone, 0.6% use public transit, 1.9% walk, 10.6% work from home. 3.8% of workers commute 45 minutes or more, 43% below the state average (3.8% against 6.6%).

People and education

38.1% of adults aged 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 19% above the state share (38.1% against 31.9%). 8.7% of residents were born outside the United States, 118% above the state share (8.7% against 4.0%). The poverty rate is 9.6%, 19% below the state rate (9.6% against 11.9%).

Climate

The warmest month is Jul, averaging 76°F (24.5°C), and the coolest is Jan at 18°F (-7.7°C). About 667 mm (26 inches) of precipitation falls in a year; Jun is the wettest month (106 mm) and Jan the driest (12 mm). These values come from NASA satellite-based climatology on a grid of about 50 km, so they describe the wider area, not a weather station in the city.

Nearby cities to compare

Closest cities in this guide: Harrisburg (7 miles, rent 32% higher); Tea (7 miles, rent 18% higher); Brandon (8 miles, rent 6% lower); Hartford (12 miles, rent 9% lower). Rent differences are against Sioux Falls; use the Compare tab to put any two cities side by side.

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Official links for Sioux Falls

• Official website of Sioux Falls: siouxfalls.gov
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What is the CDL Driver job at Via?

A private-sector role in operations and management (supply chain and logistics) listed 976 days ago. The full description is on this page and on the employer's page.

Where is this job?

Sioux Falls, SD.

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How much does it pay?

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What is the cost of living there?

Median rent in Sioux Falls is $1,035 a month and median household income $75,970 (ACS 2020–2024).

How old is this listing?

It was posted on 2024-03-08 (976 days ago). Jobs older than 90 days are not shown.

Are there similar jobs?

Yes: browse supply chain and logistics jobs in South Dakota.

Sources and terms

• Job data: Via careers page public feed (listing dated 2024-03-08). The job disappears from this site when it disappears from the source.
• Wages and projections: BLS OEWS (May 2025) and Employment Projections 2025–35.
• City and county figures: Census Bureau ACS 2020–2024, BEA, BLS QCEW and LAUS, NASA POWER climatology; distances from Census Gazetteer coordinates.

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Sources

• BLS OEWS (wages and employment by occupation, May 2025)
• BLS Employment Projections 2025–35
• BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
• BLS JOLTS
• BLS State and Metro Area Employment
• Census Bureau American Community Survey (via Census Reporter)
• BEA GDP by state and Regional Price Parities
• IRS 2026 tax adjustments
• U.S. Department of Labor, minimum wage by state
• Tax Foundation state income tax rates 2026
• USAJOBS
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• NASA POWER climatology
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