Crossing Guards and Flaggers Career, Salary and Skills
Crossing Guards and Flaggers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $38,100 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 94,360. Wage data is published for 228 locations.
Occupation description
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
O*NET code
33-9091.00
Job zone
2
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
National salary and employment
Median annual
$38,100
Hourly median
$18.32
Employment
94,360
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Speaking | 3.12 | 2.50 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 3.00 | 2.50 |
| Monitoring | 2.88 | 2.62 |
| Active Listening | 2.88 | 2.75 |
| Judgment and Decision Making | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Critical Thinking | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Coordination | 2.75 | 2.50 |
| Service Orientation | 2.75 | 2.62 |
| Complex Problem Solving | 2.38 | 1.88 |
| Reading Comprehension | 2.25 | 2.00 |
Typical tasks
- Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
- 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.
Technology
- Microsoft Word
- Payroll software
- Visual Computer Solutions Crossing Guard Scheduling
Crossing Guards and Flaggers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in New York, NYMedian $43,440 · Employment 13,930
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in NYMedian $44,730 · Employment 10,430
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in PAMedian $35,810 · Employment 9,410
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in CAMedian $50,610 · Employment 9,390
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in NJMedian $41,600 · Employment 7,270
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in FLMedian $35,730 · Employment 5,690
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Philadelphia, PAMedian $37,350 · Employment 4,300
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in MDMedian $35,850 · Employment 3,420
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in WAMedian $48,940 · Employment 3,340
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in TXMedian $33,350 · Employment 2,830
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in COMedian $37,620 · Employment 2,810
- Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in NCMedian $33,730 · Employment 2,760
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.