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Also called flagger, adult crossing guard, campus supervisor and community service officer.
$38,100
Median pay a year
94,360
People do this work
6
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Crossing Guard and Flagger
Summary
Crossing guard guiding pedestrians and controlling traffic at streets, schools, and construction sites. Directs traffic using signs and signals, monitors flow for safe crossing, and reports unsafe behavior
Experience
Crossing Guard and Flagger
Where you worked
Month Year to Month Year
Directed pedestrians across streets and stopped traffic as needed
Guided traffic at street and railroad crossings and construction sites
Monitored traffic flow to find safe gaps for pedestrians to cross
Communicated traffic rules and information to students and adults
Used signs, flags, and hand signals to direct traffic and warn of hazards
Reported unsafe behavior of children to school officials
Recorded license numbers of vehicles ignoring traffic signals and reported them
Skills
Working With People
Warning individuals about rule violations, Informing the public about policies
Core Skills
Monitoring access of people, Positioning safety equipment, Recording suspicious objects, Conferencing with others, Discussing violations with supervisors, Providing information, Assisting motorists and pedestrians, Directing vehicle traffic
Education
High School Diploma Your school, Year
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Helped people cross the streetControlled traffic at crossingsWatched for safe times to crossGave traffic rules to studentsUsed signs and flags to direct trafficReported unsafe behavior to schools
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Controlled traffic at crossings to ensure safe passage for pedestrians.
Directed students safely across streets, ensuring compliance with traffic rules and regulations.
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Show what improved once traffic was controlled.
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Controlled traffic at crossings, leading to fewer near misses with vehicles for pedestrian safety
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Fewer near misses with vehiclesIncreased safety for all pedestriansSmoother traffic flow during peak times
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Directed students safely across streets, ensuring compliance with traffic rules and regulations.
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Several times each school dayMost of the morning rushA few times during lunch hours
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Directing vehicle traffic
Warning individuals about rule violations
Monitoring access of people
Positioning safety equipment
Recording suspicious objects
Informing the public about policies
Conferencing with others
Discussing violations with supervisors
Providing information
Assisting motorists and pedestrians
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What a Crossing Guard and Flagger does
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Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
What it pays
How much does a Crossing Guard and Flagger make?
Annual pay across the United States. The middle figure is the median: half earn less than that, and half earn more.
25th percentile
$34,430
Median
$38,100
75th percentile
$47,540
About 94,360 people do this work in the United States.
What it pays in each state
State
25th percentile
Median
75th percentile
AL
$21,300
$29,190
$34,430
AR
$27,790
$30,830
$32,430
AZ
$32,400
$37,440
$37,600
CA
$38,010
$50,610
$75,130
CO
$35,540
$37,620
$44,790
CT
$35,900
$41,950
$71,320
DC
$37,000
$40,800
$43,690
DE
$34,600
$36,500
$37,460
FL
$31,470
$35,730
$37,180
GA
$30,570
$34,230
$36,970
HI
$36,280
$42,780
$53,420
IA
$37,750
$41,240
$44,200
ID
$37,580
$40,060
$44,230
IL
$34,400
$38,990
$46,110
IN
$34,750
$37,440
$46,650
KS
$30,560
$35,440
$39,420
KY
$32,380
$34,450
$36,000
LA
$15,080
$25,450
$34,430
MA
$37,000
$43,460
$76,280
MD
$34,510
$35,850
$42,970
ME
$38,150
$40,140
$44,280
MI
$31,460
$36,540
$44,690
MN
$37,790
$48,100
$57,440
MO
$31,620
$33,560
$36,550
MT
$30,230
$32,600
$55,510
NC
$31,200
$33,730
$35,430
ND
$53,540
$60,230
$61,620
NE
$33,080
$37,990
$38,800
NH
$38,210
$45,980
$46,210
NJ
$36,770
$41,600
$46,160
NM
$31,460
$31,460
$31,510
NV
$26,770
$31,480
$36,150
NY
$38,100
$44,730
$54,000
OH
$33,030
$37,440
$59,420
OK
$25,020
$28,610
$30,240
OR
$40,160
$47,110
$65,070
PA
$34,430
$35,810
$44,740
PR
$31,460
$31,460
$31,460
RI
$31,200
$31,200
$57,620
SC
$29,390
$32,690
$36,790
SD
$30,390
$46,940
$49,680
TN
$32,760
$35,960
$42,710
TX
$28,510
$33,350
$38,160
UT
$31,200
$35,480
$37,440
VA
$34,710
$37,560
$42,990
VT
$45,140
$45,410
$46,410
WA
$45,030
$48,940
$63,290
WI
$32,450
$35,580
$44,840
WV
$30,290
$32,800
$44,110
WY
$35,970
$47,070
$47,070
Other names
Other names for this job
flagger, adult crossing guard, campus supervisor, community service officer, construction site crossing guard, crossing flagman, crossing gateman, crossing guard, crossing tender, crossing watchman, draw tender, flagman.
More names for this work
freight flagman, gate operator, guard, monitor, passenger flagman, patrol lady, patrol mother, rail signal worker, road crossing guard, school aide, school crossing guard, school traffic guard, substitute crossing guard, subway guard, traffic attendant, train gate attendant, train gateman.
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This page is about the occupation Crossing Guards and Flaggers. What this job involves and what it is made of come from O*NET 30.3, the US Department of Labor's occupation database, refreshed July 2026; Rung writes those records into the plain sentences you see. Pay comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS release for 2025. Rung is an independent service and is not affiliated with or endorsed by either agency. How Rung handles accuracy is on the accuracy page, and the full data credits are on the credits page.