Salary and Outlook

According to the US Department of Labor, there are 85,500 people employed as crossing guards and flaggers in the United States. The median annual salary is $30,800. Entry level employees earn approximately $20,960 per year and senior employees earn approximately $51,500 per year.

Estimates do not include other potential benefits such as health insurance, overtime pay, or retirement benefits that may be offered by employers.

Job Duties

• 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.
• Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors.
• Inform drivers of detour routes through 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.
• Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.

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