Crossing guards

Detailed Occupation

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2022 Workforce
53.4k
Average Age
53.9
Estimated Job Growth
4.14%
10-year projection
Average Salary
$23,704
Average Male Salary
$27,747
Average Female Salary
$20,137

Employment

Employment and salary information for the Crossing guards workforce. Crossing guards workforce in 2022 was 53,368 people, of which 53.1% were women and 46.9% were men. Crossing guards are paid most in Delaware County (West) PUMA, PA but are relatively concentrated in Bergen County (West Central)--Fair Lawn, Garfield & Lodi PUMA, NJ.

Employment Over Time

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Grouping
25,016
Male Workforce
± 3.88k
28,352
Female Workforce
± 4.13k

The Crossing guards workforce in 2022 was 53,368 people (53.1% women and 46.9% men). This implies an average annual growth of −4.23% between 2014 (55,726) and 2022 (53,368).

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Employment by Location

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During 2022, the states that concentrated the best average annual wage were Iowa ($92,013), Alaska ($57,545), and Arkansas ($55,719).

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Yearly Wage Ranking

$23,704
AVERAGE WAGE
#508 in the ranking (2022)
$64,683
NATIONAL AVERAGE WAGE
For all occupations across the US

In 2022, Crossing guards earned an average of $23,704, $40,979 less than the average national salary of $64,683

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Wage Distribution

Gender
0.524
WAGE GINI

In 2022, Crossing guards had a wage GINI coefficient of 0.524, which is higher than the national average of 0.478. In other words, wages are distributed less evenly for Crossing guards (shown in red) than for the overall labor force (shown in gray).

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Industry

Information on the industries that employ Crossing guards and on wages for those in the field. Justice, public order, & safety activities is the industry that employs the most Crossing guards, both by share and by number, though the highest paid industry for Crossing guards, by average wage, is Rail transportation ($97,672).

Occupations by Industries

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Value
53.4k
2022 Workforce
± 5,671
−2.76%
1 YEAR GROWTH
± 15.3%

This graphic shows the share of Crossing guards employed by various industries. Justice, public order, & safety activities employs the largest share of Crossing guards at 45.8%, followed by Elementary & secondary schools with 29.7% and Construction with 24.6%.

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Diversity

Demographic information on Crossing guards in the US. The workforce of Crossing guards in 2022 was 53,368 people, with 53.1% woman, and 46.9% men. The average age of male Crossing guards in the workforce is 52.6 and of female Crossing guards is 55, and the most common race/ethnicity for Crossing guards is White.

Gender and Age

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The workforce of Crossing guards in 2022 was 53,368 people, with 53.1% woman, and 46.9% men.

The age ranges that concentrated the largest workforce were 60 to 64 years (6,348 people), 55 to 59 years (6,257  people), and 65 to 69 years (6,122 people). Among them they concentrated 35.2% of the total workforce.

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Ethnicity

Gender

In 2022, 19.7% of Crossing guards workers were Hispanic and 80.3% non-Hispanic.

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Races

In 2022, 62.1% of the Crossing guards workforce were White, of which 50.8% were women and 49.2% men. Other races that concentrated a significant number of workers were Black (21.5%) and Two or More Races (7.05%).

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Education & Skills

Data on higher education choices for Crossing guards from The Department of Education and Census Bureau. The most common major for Crossing guards is Business but the most specialized major according to RCA in 2022 were Protective Services.

Among the necessary skills for Crossing guards, Active Listening stands, but the revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Crossing guards need more than the average amount of Service Orientation.

Majors

ACS PUMS data only shows the major for bachelor's degrees. However, we can filter the data based on highest degree obtained.
Type of Majors
Degree

The most common majors achieved by Crossing guards in 2022 (counting all academic degrees) were Business (1,331 people), Education (608 people), and Social Sciences (495 people).

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Education Levels

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The main educational levels achieved by the Crossing guards workers were High School or Equivalent (24,375 people), Some college (12,107 people), and Secondary Education (5,919 people).

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Skills

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Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for Crossing guards from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Crossing guards need many skills, but most especially Active Listening, Speaking, Monitoring.

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Projections

Projections on job growth for Crossing Guards and Flaggers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The 10-year national workforce is projected to grow 2.84%, but Crossing Guards and Flaggers are expected to see a growth of 4.14% over the same period. This occupation is expected to grow more than the national average.

Job Growth

For growth projections, the closest comparible industry reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is Crossing Guards and Flaggers.
4.14%
Estimated Job Growth
10-year Projection
2.84%
National Growth
10-year Projection

This line chart shows the projected 10-year growth in the number of jobs for Crossing guards. This profession is expected to grow more than than 2.84%, the average rate of national job growth.

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