Driving School Owners and Instructors

Driving instructors work both indoors and outdoors. They give lectures and monitor simulator time inside a classroom. They also spend a great deal of time teaching from behind the wheel of an automobile, in a variety of driving situations ranging from side streets to busy highways.

While both private and public instructors work year-round, their hours vary significantly. Those teaching in public schools do so within the hours of a regular school day and week. Some instructors may also have other teaching duties aside from driver's education. Instructors employed at a private driving school have more flexible hours—including evening hours and weekends. Summer months are especially busy as some students choose to tackle driver education separate from their regular school curriculum.

While public and private driving instructors teach groups of students, commercial driving instructors often educate students one-on-one.