Crossing Guards and Flaggers

SOC Code: 33-9091

Crossing Guards and Flaggerss direct or escort pedestrians across streets, stopping traffic, as necessary. This career typically requires moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year). With an AI-proof score of 100.0/100, this role has high resilience to automation. Key skills include Speaking, Social Perceptiveness, Active Listening.

AI-Proof Score: 100.0Very High
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Median Salary

$37,700

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Job Growth

3.6%

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Training Time

Moderate-term on-the-job training (months to 1 year)

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Job Zone

Zone 2 / 5

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Training Cost

~$5,000

Key Skills

  • Speaking
  • Social Perceptiveness
  • Active Listening
  • Monitoring
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Service Orientation
  • Coordination
  • Critical Thinking

Common Tasks

  • 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.

Why AI-Proof?

  • Requires hands-on physical presence and dexterity
  • Demands human empathy, judgment, and trust
  • Operates in unpredictable, variable environments
  • Social and regulatory barriers to full automation
Crossing Guards and Flaggers — AI-Proof Careers