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Crossing Guards and Flaggers Salary in Kalamazoo, MI

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Crossing Guards and Flaggers in Kalamazoo, MI have a median annual salary of $34,310, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $30,160 at the 10th percentile to $58,750 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$34,310

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$16.50

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$30,160
10th
$32,890
25th
$34,310
Median
$45,530
75th
$58,750
90th

Local compared with national

Kalamazoo, MI

$34,310

Median annual · 2025

United States

$38,100

Median annual · 2025

The Kalamazoo, MI median is 9.9% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $3,790).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 3.1
  2. 2.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.0
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 2.9
  4. 4.MonitoringImportance 2.9
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 2.8
  6. 6.CoordinationImportance 2.8
  7. 7.Service OrientationImportance 2.8
  8. 8.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 2.8
  9. 9.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 2.4
  10. 10.Reading ComprehensionImportance 2.3
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 2.3
  12. 12.PersuasionImportance 2.1

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
None
Job zone
2

Technology used

  • Microsoft Word
  • Payroll software
  • Visual Computer Solutions Crossing Guard Scheduling

Common 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.
  • Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
  • Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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