Crossing Guards and Flaggers

What Crossing guards and flaggers Do

Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.

Crossing guard and flagger Salaries

• 2020 employment: 85,500
• May 2021 median annual wage: $31,450

Job Outlook for Crossing guards and flaggers

Projected employment change, 2020-30:

• Number of new jobs: 11,500
• Growth rate: 13 percent (Faster than average)

How to Become a Crossing guard

Education and training:

• Typical entry-level education: No formal educational credential
• Work experience in a related occupation: None
• Typical on-the-job training: Short-term on-the-job training

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*Some content used by permission of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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