Crossing Guards and Flaggers
United States. Estimated employment 94,360, with pages for 5 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 33-9091
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$38,100 · 50th
$30,84010th
$34,43025th
$38,10050th
$47,54075th
$61,69090th
That is the median — half of people in this occupation in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Crossing Guards and Flaggers page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $43,440 | 13,930 |
| Albany, NY | $40,060 | 230 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | $39,280 | 250 |
| Buffalo, NY | $37,600 | 360 |
| Rochester, NY | $36,960 | 330 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 94,360 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 33-9091, Crossing Guards and Flaggers. Mapped to our taxonomy as crossing-guards-and-flaggers.
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