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Occupation

Crossing Guards and Flaggers

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

$38,100 medianHigh school

O*NET 31.0 · 33-9091.00

A typical week, in the words of people in the job

  1. 01Communicate traffic and crossing rules and other information to students and adults.
  2. 02Record license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals, and report infractions to appropriate authorities.
  3. 03Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as street and railroad crossings and construction sites.
  4. 04Monitor traffic flow to locate safe gaps through which pedestrians can cross streets.
  5. 05Direct traffic movement or warn of hazards, using signs, flags, lanterns, and hand signals.
  6. 06Direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary.
  7. 07Report unsafe behavior of children to school officials.
  8. 08Stop speeding vehicles to warn drivers of traffic laws.
  9. 09Learn the location and purpose of street traffic signs within assigned patrol areas.
  10. 10Distribute traffic control signs and markers at designated points.
  11. 11Discuss traffic routing plans and control-point locations with superiors.
  12. 12Inform drivers of detour routes through construction sites.

Task statements ranked by how many workers report them · O*NET 31.0

What the posting will be called

Adult Crossing GuardCommunity Service OfficerCrossing GuardSchool Crossing GuardRoad Crossing GuardSubstitute Crossing Guard

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Knowledge the job leans on

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Skills that carry over from service

Social PerceptivenessService OrientationJudgment and Decision MakingCoordinationComplex Problem SolvingNegotiationPersuasionTime Management