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Crossing Guards and Flaggers
Protective Service · SOC 33-9091
0.0% AI Exposure — Low
$38,100
Median Annual Salary
Average
O*NET Outlook
14,200
Proj. Annual Openings
94,360
Employment (OEWS 2025)
+1.8%/yr
Empl. growth (2019–2025)
100/100
AI Resiliency Score
AI exposure from the Anthropic Economic Index (2025); salary from BLS; skills from O*NET. See /sources.
Decision card
Career Evidence Passport
SOC 33-9091 evidence across exposure, wages, projections, postings, certified LCAs, skills, and transitions.
Proxy / seed data labeledDescriptive-only
- SOC exposure
- 0.0%
- Low · Anthropic AEI
- Automation friction
- 53/100
- Moderate friction; broad SOC seed ORS job-requirements coverage.
- Wages
- $38,100
- No H-1B offered-wage row for this SOC.
- Projected openings
- 14,200
- BLS EP 2024–2034; employment change +3.6%.
- Observed/proxy demand
- —
- FY— certified LCAs; 16,098 postings in 2025.
Skill evidence
SpeakingSocial PerceptivenessActive ListeningMonitoringCritical Thinking
Transition context
- H-1B values are certified Labor Condition Applications, not visa approvals.
- Job postings are seed-static / seed-derived; treat as provider-ready proxy coverage until observed provider data is wired in.
- Transition matches are directional skill-overlap context, not placement guarantees.
- This release is a FutureGrid broad-SOC seed derived from public BLS ORS requirement concepts and categories, not direct occupation-level ORS survey estimates. It describes job requirements, not worker ability, AI capability, or displacement probability. Automation friction is a FutureGrid derived score and should be read alongside exposure, demand, wage, and projection signals.
AI Exposure Analysis
AI Exposure0.0%
AI Resiliency100/100
Exposure BandLow
Sector Avg. Exposure2.6%
Across AI measures
Multiple exposure lenses for this occupation.
20.2%
Consensus
Actual adoption · Anthropic0%
AI capability · OpenAI10.5%
AI ability · AIOE50%
Automation baseline (2013) · Frey & Osborne49%
Top Skills
1.Speaking
2.Social Perceptiveness
3.Active Listening
4.Monitoring
5.Critical Thinking
H-1B Visa Sponsorship Demand
View full H-1B trends →No H-1B certified LCA filings recorded for this occupation in FY2016–FY2025.
O*NET occupation profile
What this work involves
Guide or control vehicular or pedestrian traffic at such places as streets, schools, railroad crossings, or construction sites.
Common titles: Adult Crossing Guard, Community Service Officer, Crossing Guard, Road Crossing Guard, School Crossing Guard, Substitute Crossing Guard
Representative 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.
Detailed Work Activities
- •Direct vehicle traffic.
- •Assist motorists or pedestrians.
- •Monitor access or flow of people to prevent problems.
- •Inform the public about policies, services or procedures.
- •Warn individuals about rule violations or safety concerns.
Tools & Technologies
Microsoft Word · hotPayroll softwareVisual Computer Solutions Crossing Guard Scheduling
Employment Projections & AI Exposure
15
Occupations Shown
1.7%
Avg AI Exposure
3
Bright Outlook
Horizontal bar chart showing occupations with the highest projected annual openings. Each bar length represents annual projected openings. Color uses a gradient from violet (lower) to cyan (higher). Summary statistics are shown above the chart.
Employment & Wage Trend
BLS OEWS, 2019–2025
Multi-year BLS OEWS history for SOC 33-9091: 2019 — employment: 84,920, median wage: $29,760; 2020 — employment: 85,050, median wage: $30,790; 2021 — employment: 82,690, median wage: $31,450; 2022 — employment: 91,270, median wage: $33,380; 2023 — employment: 90,780, median wage: $36,370; 2025 — employment: 94,360, median wage: $38,100.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). See /sources.
Sector Comparison
| Metric | This Career | Sector Average |
|---|---|---|
| AI Exposure | 0.0% | 2.6% |
| Outlook | Average | 19% Bright |
| Median Salary | $38,100 | N/A |
| AI Resiliency | 100/100 | N/A |