# Crossing Guards and Flaggers

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

- Edition: Data verified Nov 2026 · CollegesRef 2026–27 edition
- Page: https://www.collegesref.com/careers/crossing-guards-and-flaggers
- SOC code: 33-9091.00
- Career family: Protective service
- Median annual pay: $38,100 (10th percentile $30,840, 90th percentile $61,690)
- Projected growth: As fast as average, +3.5%
- Openings a year: 17,300
- Typical entry education: No formal credential
- Bright outlook: no
- Data years: BLS 2025 wages · 2025–35 projections

## Interest profile (code RCS)

| Interest area | Score (0–100) |
| --- | ---: |
| Realistic (R) | 81 |
| Investigative (I) | 11 |
| Artistic (A) | 2 |
| Social (S) | 35 |
| Enterprising (E) | 33 |
| Conventional (C) | 44 |

## What you'd do

- Getting Information (importance 63/100)
- Assisting and Caring for Others (importance 61/100)
- Performing for or Working Directly with the Public (importance 61/100)
- Performing General Physical Activities (importance 60/100)
- Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates (importance 57/100)
- Monitoring Processes, Materials, or Surroundings (importance 52/100)
- Resolving Conflicts and Negotiating with Others (importance 50/100)
- Making Decisions and Solving Problems (importance 48/100)
- Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events (importance 47/100)
- Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards (importance 46/100)

## Skills

Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening, Monitoring, Coordination, Critical Thinking, Judgment and Decision Making, Service Orientation, Complex Problem Solving, Active Learning

## Knowledge

Public Safety and Security, Customer and Personal Service, English Language, Law and Government, Psychology, Education and Training, Personnel and Human Resources, Administration and Management, Transportation, Communications and Media

## Also called

Adult Crossing Guard, Campus Supervisor, Community Service Officer, Construction Site Crossing Guard, Crossing Flagman, Crossing Gateman, Crossing Guard, Crossing Tender, Crossing Watchman, Draw Tender

## Related careers

- [Transit and Railroad Police](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/transit-and-railroad-police): $90,230 median pay
- [Subway and Streetcar Operators](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/subway-and-streetcar-operators): $86,380 median pay
- [Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/railroad-conductors-and-yardmasters): $78,000 median pay
- [Security Guards](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/security-guards): $38,020 median pay
- [Parking Enforcement Workers](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/parking-enforcement-workers): $46,730 median pay
- [Bridge and Lock Tenders](https://www.collegesref.com/careers/bridge-and-lock-tenders): $57,700 median pay

## Sources

- [O*NET Database](https://www.onetcenter.org/database.html), version 31.0 (CC BY 4.0)
- [BLS Employment Projections](https://www.bls.gov/emp/tables.htm), version 2025-35, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics](https://www.bls.gov/oes/tables.htm), version 2025, data year 2025 (Public domain (U.S. government work))
- [NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk](https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/cipcode/resources.aspx?y=56), version 2020, data year 2020 (Public domain (U.S. government work))

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