Occupation salary profile

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

SOC 33-9091 BLS OEWS May 2025

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

National median · BLS
$38,100
▲ +1.06% YoY
H-1B sponsor median
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Too few H-1B filings
Average salary · BLS
$43,350
Mean annual wage
U.S. employment
94,360
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Pay range for Crossing Guards and Flaggers

Annual base pay at each percentile. BLS covers all U.S. workers in this occupation.

Percentile All U.S. workers (BLS)
10th — entry pay$30,840
25th$34,430
Median (50th)$38,100
75th$47,540
90th — top pay$61,690

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Projections 2025–2035

Job outlook for Crossing Guards and Flaggers

BLS projects employment of crossing guards and flaggers to grow 3.5% from 2025 to 2035, about the same as the 3.5% average for all occupations. About 17,300 openings are projected each year, on average, from new jobs and from replacing workers who retire or move to other occupations.

Jobs 2025 → 2035
94,800 → 98,100
+3,300 jobs
Projected change
+3.5%
All occupations: +3.5%
Openings per year
17,300
Average, 2025–2035
Typical entry education
No formal educational credential
No related experience required
On-the-job training
Short-term on-the-job training
Self-employed
0.1% of workers (2025)
Preparation needed (O*NET Job Zone 2)
Very Little to Some Preparation Needed. Usually requires a high school diploma or GED, though some occupations may not.
Fastest-growing jobs → Best-paying jobs that need no formal education →

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025–2035

Skills & tools

Skills needed for Crossing Guards and Flaggers

How important each skill and knowledge area is for this job, rated by O*NET on a 1–5 scale from surveys of workers and occupational analysts.

Top skills
  • Speaking3.1
  • Social Perceptiveness3.0
  • Active Listening2.9
  • Monitoring2.9
  • Coordination2.8
  • Critical Thinking2.8
  • Judgment and Decision Making2.8
  • Service Orientation2.8
  • Complex Problem Solving2.4
  • Active Learning2.3
Top knowledge areas
  • Public Safety and Security3.9
  • Customer and Personal Service3.2
  • English Language3.1
  • Law and Government2.4
  • Psychology2.4
  • Education and Training2.0
  • Personnel and Human Resources2.0
  • Administration and Management2.0
Software and technology used
Microsoft WordPayroll softwareVisual Computer Solutions Crossing Guard Scheduling

Highlighted = in demand: frequently listed in employer job postings for this occupation (O*NET).

Source: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license. O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA.

About the job

What crossing guards and flaggers do

  • Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
  • Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
  • Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.
  • Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
  • Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.
  • Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.
  • Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.
  • Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
Also called
Adult Crossing GuardCommunity Service OfficerCrossing GuardSchool Crossing GuardRoad Crossing GuardSubstitute Crossing Guard
More job titles for this occupation (23)
Campus SupervisorConstruction Site Crossing GuardCrossing FlagmanCrossing GatemanCrossing TenderCrossing WatchmanDraw TenderFlaggerFlagmanFreight FlagmanGate OperatorGuardMonitorPassenger FlagmanPatrol LadyPatrol MotherRail Signal WorkerSchool AideSchool Traffic GuardSubway GuardTraffic AttendantTrain Gate AttendantTrain Gateman

Source: O*NET 31.0 (USDOL/ETA, CC BY 4.0). These are general job titles, not H-1B filings; for titles employers actually filed, see “Job titles” above.