DETAILED OCCUPATION DATA
33-9091 Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Occupational Description:
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.Percentiles | |||||||||
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Geography | Employment | Emp SE* | Mean | Mean SE* | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
Central Minnesota | 70 | 10 | N/A | $0.57/hr | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Minnesota | 120 | 19 | $18.68/hr | $0.54/hr | $12.73/hr | $15.60/hr | $19.23/hr | $21.87/hr | $23.96/hr |
U S | 84,920 | 2,463 | $16.11/hr | $0.18/hr | $9.81/hr | $11.95/hr | $14.57/hr | $18.84/hr | $24.33/hr |
*SE = Standard error, a measure of the statistical reliability of the estimate. |
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Occupation (click title for details) | OES | Projections | |
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Employment | Median Wage | % Change 2022 - 2032 | |
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | 1,280 | $31.34/hr | 6.7% |
Detectives and Criminal Investigators | 110 | $33.33/hr | N/A |
Transit and Railroad Police | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Bailiffs | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Umpires, Referees, and Other Sports Officials | N/A | N/A | 9.6% |
Transportation Inspectors | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Tasks for Crossing Guards and Flaggers
- Directs actions of pedestrians and traffic at intersections.
- Activates warning signal lights, lowers crossing gates until train passes, and raises gate when crossing is clear.
- Distributes traffic control and caution signs and markers at designated points.
- Directs movement of traffic through site, using signs, flags, and hand signals.
- Escorts pedestrians across street.
- Waves flags, signs, or lanterns in emergencies.
- Discusses traffic routing plans, and type and location of control points with superior.
- Informs drivers of detour routes through construction sites.
- Records license numbers of vehicles disregarding traffic signals and reports infractions to police.